STARI GRAD – Informativna ploča »Žive povijesti«

NEPROMIJENJENI PEJZAŽ STAROGRADSKOG POLJA

Starogradsko polje je poput žive povijesti. Pejzaž polja formom i funkcijom ostao je suštinski netaknut od grčke kolonizacije u 4 st. Pr. Kr. Geometristki ststem podjele zemlje u obliku pravokutnika – striga, oblikovan je u tehnici suhozida upotrebom kamena sakupljenog u Polju, a uz karakterističnu crvenicu tlo sačinjava glinasta i pjeskovita zemlja. Uz kamen i zemlju, treći nužan element za opstanak organizirane iskoristivosti plodne ravnice je voda.

THE UNCHANGED LANDSCAPE OF STAROGRADSKO POLJE

The Stari Grad Plain is like living history. The landscape of the plain, in both form and function, has remained essentially untouched since Greek colonization in the 4^th century BC. The geometric land division system in the form of rectangles – striga, war designed using dry stone technique with stones collected from the Plain. Alongside the distinctive red soil, it is composed of clayey and sandy soils. In addition to stone and soil, the third essential element for the survival of organized usability of the fertile plain is water.

VODA KAO IZVOR ŽIVOTA

Života, a niti Polja, nema bez vode. Suha mediteranska klima omogućila je u Starogradskom polju oblikovanje vodotokava i prirodnih izvora vode. Jedini površinski izvor vode, koji pritom nikad ne presušuje, je lokva Dračevica koja se nalazi u samom središtu polja. Ona je omogućila I razvitak kulture prapovjesnog Hvaranina u razdoblju Neolitika prije dolaska jonskih Grka s otoka Parosa.

WATER AS THE SOURCE OF LIFE

Life, and the Plain itself, cannot exist without water. The dry Mediterranean climate has shaped watercourses and natural springs in the Stari Grad Plain. However, the only surface water source, which never dries up, is the Dračevica pond, located in the heart of the plain. This pond enabled the development of the prehistoric Hvar culture during the Neolithic period, long before the arrival of the Ionian Greeks from the island of Paros.

ARCHAEOLOŠKA SVJEDOČANSTVA I (GRČKA BAŠTINA ?- nečitak)

Lokalitet Dračevica smatra se jedinim neolitičkim naseljem hvarske kulture na otvorenom. Krajem 19. Stoljeća pronađeno je u okolici lokve kameno neolitsko oruđe i oružje koje se danas čuva u Muzejskoj zbirci dominikanskog samostana u Starom Gradu.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL TESTIMONIES AND GREEK LEGACY

The Dračevica site is considered the only open Neolithic settlement of the Hvar culture. In the late 19^th century, Neolithic stone tools and weapons were found near the pond, which are now preserved in the Museum Collection of the Dominican Monastery in Stari Grad.

(ANTIČKE VILLAE RUSTICAE ?- nečitak)

U razdoblju antike Dračevica postaje područje s največom koncentracijom vila rustica u Polju, potput vile na Maslinoviku, Stagnjica, Rašnik, Mirku i Orišcu.

ANTIČKE VILLAE RUSTICAE

During antiquity, Dračevica became the area with the highest concentration of rustic villas in the Plain, like villas in Maslinovik, Stagnjici, Rašniku, Mirak i Orišac.

SLAVENSKO NASLJEDE I MITOLOGIJA

U ranom srednjem vijeku na ovo područje dolaze Hrvati, čije se štovanje praslavenskih bogova često očitovalo u krajobrazu, pa se tako grotlo lokve Dračevice povezuje s Velesom, bogom zemlje, voda i podzemlja kao jedna od točeka staroslavenskog svetog trokuta koje uz Dračevicu čine brdo Hum s crkvom Svetog Vida, koje se povezuje s vrhonim božanstvom slavenske mitologije Perunom, dok se treća točka pretpostavlja lokacija crkve Svete Barbare/Ane u selu Dol kao svetište božice Mokoš.

SLAVIC HERITAGE AND MYTHOLOGY

In the early Middle Ages, the Croats arrived in this area, whose reverence for proto-Slavic gods often manifested in the landscape. Thus, the pit of Dračevica pond is associated with Velves, the god of earth, water, and the underworld. It´s one of the points of the ancient Slavic holy triangle. Along with Dračevica, there´s Hum hill with the church of Saint Vid, associated with Perun, the chief deity of Slavic mythology. The third point is believed to be the location of the Church of Saint Barbara/Ana in the village of Dol, a shrine to the goddess Mokoš.

PASTIRSKI ŽIVOT I SEZONSKA NASELJA

U kasnijim razdobljima, naročito u 19. Stoljeću, u okolici lokve razvijaju se sezonska pastirska naselja Maslinovik i Rašnik kako bi stada ovaca i koza imala prirodno pojilište u Polju.

SHEPHERD LIFE AND SEASONAL SETTLEMENTS

In later periods, seasonal shepherd settlements of Maslinovik and Rašnik developed around the pond, providing natural watering places for flocks of shep and goats.

PRIRODNA BLAGODAT DRAČEVICE

Lokva Dračevica stanište je biljnog i životinskog svijeta, puna prostim okom vidljivih bića, pa stoga nije za ljudsku upotrbu. Okolica Dračevice sadrži brojne fosile riba i biljaka na pločastim vapnencima jer je ta površina nekada bila morsko dno. Danas je područje Dračevice staniste brojih ptica, no uglavnom veoma tiho, osim u doba seobe, kada prostor ispune zvukovima ptice koje preko ovog područja sele u zoplije krajeve.

NATURAL BLESSINGS OF DRAČEVICA

The Dračevica pond is a habitat for flora and fauna, teeming with creatures visible to the naked eye, hence not suitable for human use. The vicinity of Dračevica contains numerous fish and plant fossils on slab limestones, as this area was once a seabed. Today, the Dračevica area is home of many birds, usually very quiet, except during migration when the area fills with the sounds of birds migrating to warmer regions.