Baćin Dol

Baćin Dol
Village
Baćin Dol
Coordinates: 45°18′22″N 17°25′52″E
Country Croatia
County Brod-Posavina County
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Baćindol is a village in Croatia.

History

Medieval fortress of Gračanica is located on the forest covered 319 meters high hill above the village.[1] The fortress was constructed between XIII and XIV century.[1] In XVI century it was conquered by the Ottoman forces. Traces of two other fortress without historical data on their usage are also visible in the hills around the village.[1]

In 1849 local Roman Catholic chapel was erected while its ring-bell was completed in 1902.[1] In 1998 it was reconstructed and some of the stones used was taken from the site of medieval fortress of Gračanica.[1]

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References

  1. Škiljan, Filip (2010). Kulturno – historijski spomenici zapadne Slavonije s pregledom povijesti zapadne Slavonije od prapovijesti do 20. stoljeća [Cultural and historical monuments of western Slavonia with an overview of the history of western Slavonia from prehistory to the 20th century] (in Serbian). Zagreb, Croatia: Serb National Council. ISBN 978-953-7442-07-1.
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