Prijepolje

Пријепоље
GeoNames
Properties
ID 132459
System Class
Place Topographical Entity
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , TIB 17 — Tabula Imperii Byzantini 17
Evidence Toponymy — Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of toponyms (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of any geographical feature, and the full scope of the term also includes proper names of all cosmographical features.
Administrative unit Serbia , Zlatiborski Okrug
Description

According to Aleksandar Loma, the toponym "Prijepolje" could have derived from the Greek word "περι-πόλιον", hinting to a fortification from Byzantine times from the reign of Justinian I (reigned 527-565).

Literature
Loma 1989 — 24-27

Relations