So how close was
Medvedja actually to the
"Granitz"? My own best source for material on the geography of Serbia as occupied by the Habsburgs is the old
Serbien unter der kaiserlichen Regierung 1717-1739 by Langer published in
Mittheilungen der K. K. Kriegs-Archivs Neue Folge III. Band in 1889. For some reason most of the books I have been able to get hold of concerning the
"Militärgrenze" contain little material on the Serbian area, so for many purposes I have had to content myself with the information in Langer's paper. Fortunately, it is very interesting, and the appendices are very useful for establishing the whereabouts of the places mentioned in some of the old vampire related documents, including
"Kisilova" and
"Medved".
However, a map of the area can be found on German Wikipedia in an entry concerning the
treaty of Passarowitz (Požarevac). Below I have linked to the map, which is from a 1900 German historical atlas, and you will notice that in this map the Turkish border is drawn somewhat south of the Zapadna Morava river, where Medvedja is situated.
As a curiosity here is an extract from a ca. 1720
map of Serbia and the surrounding areas attributed to J. B. Homann which is currently for sale on ebay at the price of € 320.
Previous posts on the subject: Granitz I & Granitz II.
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