Medieval Bosnia-Hum rulers and potentates in the odonyms of Herzegovina

Abstract

Analiza prisutnosti srednjovjekovnih bosansko-humskih vladara i velmoža u najnovijoj uličnoj nomenklaturi na području dvije hercegovačke županije (Hercegovačko-neretvanska i Zapadno-hercegovačka) pokazala je njihovu zastupljenost u gradovima i općinama s većinskim hrvatskim stanovništvom. Naime, u osam hercegovačkih gradova i općina nalazi se 28 hodonima koji komemoriraju uspomenu na 11 srednjovjekovnih bosansko-humskih vladara i velmoža. Na kraju, ti se rezultati uspoređuju s onima koji se odnose na prisutnost srednjovjekovnih hrvatskih vladara u uličnoj toponimiji Hercegovine.The paper analyses presence of medieval Bosnia-Hum rulers and potentates in the latest street nomenclature in the area of two Herzegovinian cantons (Herzegovina-Neretva and West Herzegovina). The street nomenclature analysis showed that eleven Bosnia-Hum rulers and potentates were represented in the cities and municipalities with Croatian majority population. Comparing the obtained data to results of the research related to the presence of the medieval Croatian rulers in the odonyms of Herzegovina, the authors came to the conclusion that medieval Croatian rulers are more significantly represented in the Herzegovinian toponymy than Bosnia-Hum rulers and potentates

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