Archaeological Zone Trbotor, Žeževica

On the northern side of the hill of Sidoč, at the boundary between Opanci and Žeževica, in the municipality of Šestanovac in Split-Dalmatia County, lies the archaeological zone of Trbotor. It is suitable for visitors who like hiking and a view of the hinterland of Omiš and the Imotski region, and it shows how the same space was used during almost four millennia.

The first phase consists of a prehistoric hillfort and six mounds. The hillfort is on a prominent slope from which the western part of the Imotski region and part of the Omiš hinterland were watched. The flattened plateau was defended by a single rampart on the north and south sides, and a double one on the east. The preserved rampart is 3 to 10 wide and 2 to 4 metres high. The outer plateau is lower and narrower and of earth, and the inner one raised and stony. The hillfort was also used by ancient inhabitants, which is the second phase. To the north and northeast are four mounds, and three smaller ones about twenty metres from the rampart. Among the mounds, at the foot of the hill, stands the partly walled well Pišćet, the third phase.

The zone is a protected cultural property, entered in the Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia under the code Z-6944.

Data: Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia (Ministry of Culture and Media), Open Licence; coordinates: DGU (centre of the settlement).