Beška (island)

Beška
Native name:
Бешка
Nickname: Gorica, Beška Gorica or Brezovica
The island
Beška is located in Montenegro
Beška
Beška
Map
Geography
Coordinates42°09′53″N 19°13′46″E / 42.16472°N 19.22944°E / 42.16472; 19.22944
Adjacent toLake Skadar
Area0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi)
Administration
Montenegro
Capital cityPodgorica
Largest settlementPodgorica
Demographics
Population10 ((2021))

Beška (Serbian Cyrillic: Бешка) is an islet in Lake Skadar in the municipality of Bar, in southwestern Montenegro.

Name

The alternative names of the island include Gorica, Beška Gorica, Beška Velja,[1] Brezavica and Brezovica.[2]

Geography

With the exception of the monastery, the 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) islet is uninhabited. It was used by the villagers of Donji Murići (Muriq i poshtëm), hence it was considered part of the village's neighbourhoods.[3] In this context, it appears with the name Murići in old maps.[2]

Monastery

Further information: Beška Monastery

There are two churches in the Beška Monastery built on the island. The older church is St. George's Church, built at the end of the 14th century by Đurađ II Balšić the Lord of Zeta from 1385 to 1403. St. Mary's Church was built in 1438/1439 by his wife, Jelena Balšić.[4]

References

  1. ^ Radonjić, Goran Gašo. "Od Skadra do Godinja". Barinfo. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b Dinko Franetović-Bûre (1960). Historija pomorstva i ribarstva Crne Gore do 1918 godine. s.n. p. 27. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ^ Haxhihasani, Qemal; Xhagolli, Agron (1985). Folklor Kosovar. Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë. p. 53.
  4. ^ Božanović, Ljubica (2004). "Opet zvona zvone". Večernje Novosti. Na ostrvu Beška postoje dva hrama svetog Georgija, zadužbina Georgija Drugog Stracimirovića Balšića, koji je stariji, i Bogorodična crkva, zadužbina njegove žene Jelene Balšić iz 1438. godine,