We made dendrochronological analysis in the Berkovič wine cellar in the village Orečje, Bizeljsko, Slovenia. The wine cellar belongs to the oldest buildings of rural architecture in Slovenia and one of the beams contains the carved number 1722 presumably indicating the year when the object was built. The aim of the study was to date the timber by means of dendrochronology and check if the carved number indicates the year when the wine cellar was built. We came to the conclusion that the timber for the beams was harvested around 1790. The study therefore showed that the age of the object cannot be exactly determined based on the engraved number. The main part of the wine cellar was built around 1790, i.e. 68 years later than expected.
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Litija occupies a special place among medieval market towns in the present-day Slovenian territory in that there was no political or ecclesiastical administrative centre in the market town and its immediate surroundings. The market town was brought to life solely by its economic and transport functions, which were enabled by important land and river routes. The close interconnectedness between the existence and profile of Litija as well as the changing transport-economic role of the river can be observed much better here than in any other market town. The Sava River created Litija, ensured its existence and even brought it a short period of prosperity. The importance of Litija increased with the ever intensifying exploitation of the river’s potentials, until the advent of the railway (1849) caused the cessation of river navigation.
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