Staro Selo site

An exceptional example of Romanesque sacral architecture of the 11th and 12th centuries is the preserved stone sculpture discovered thanks to the erosion of the Danube island near Bački Monoštor, the site of Staro Selo, where the remains of a single-nave church that is 28 m long and 9 m...

© G.Muzej Sombor

  • An exceptional example of Romanesque sacral architecture of the 11th and 12th centuries is the preserved stone sculpture discovered thanks to the erosion of the Danube island near Bački Monoštor, the site of Staro Selo, where the remains of a single-nave church that is 28 m long and 9 m wide, monastery rooms, and a smaller chapel were discovered
  • The medieval town called Bartan was discovered at the end of the 19th century and is located 10 km northwest of Sombor
  • The fortress of Bartan was mentioned for the first time in 1475, under the name of Castrum. The fortification is unique, designed for defence on floodplains
  • Dominican monastery within the manorial estate of the Cobor – St. Michael family, while we have only partial knowledge of the medieval settlement