Ura e Tabakëve (Gjakova)

Ura e Tabakëve
	The bridge with the north bank in the foreground
Official name	Ura e Tabakëve / Most Tabački
use	pedestrians only
Crossing of	Erenik
place	Gjakova
construction	Arch bridge
overall length	127 m
width	4 m
Number of openings	7th
completion	18th century
	location
Above sea level	240 m. i. J.
	Cultural monument

42.370394444444 20.420680555556 240Coordinates: 42 ° 22 ′ 13 ″ N , 20 ° 25 ′ 14 ″ E

The Ura e Tabakëve (in German Gerberbrücke ) is an Ottoman stone arch bridge in the Kosovar city of Gjakova . The bridge, believed to have been built in 1790, crosses the Erenik River . It was declared a cultural monument in 1962 .

The Ura e Tabakëve is 127 meters long, making it one of the ten longest historic stone bridges in the region. It consists of seven arches that are 14 to 16 meters long. Their width is four meters. At around three and a half meters, the bridge is not too high. It was built from small stone blocks, some of which were decorated with ornaments such as the sun, crescent moon, apples and fists.

The bridge is located outside the historic center of the city of Gjakova on the southwestern outskirts. It establishes a connection to the places southwest of the city and simplified the trade with Tropoja , Shkodra and Kukës in Albania . Contracting for the construction was probably the eponymous Gerber - guild from Gjakova. The exact date of construction is not known, at least according to older sources. The inscriptions are illegible and the construction, which is very similar to the Schneider Bridge , refers to the 17th century.

In the first half of the 20th century the bridge was modified, among other things to create a straight roadway. A railing was also put up. During restoration work in 2004, the historical original condition was restored.

Remarks

↑ The 17th century is also occasionally given as the construction period. However, as in the official sources, the bridge is mostly dated to the 18th century.

Individual evidence

↑ Martin Bock: Travel Guide Kosovo: Nature and culture between Amselfeld and the Albanian Alps . Trescher Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-89794-738-2 , pp. 236 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ura e Tabakëve (Gjakovë). In: Databaza e Trashëgimisë Kulturore të Kosovës. Ministria e Kulturës, Rinisë dhe Sportit: Departamenti i Trashëgimisë së Kulturës14, accessed on February 10, 2018 (Albanian).
↑ Табачки мост. In: Споменици културе у Србији. Retrieved February 10, 2018 (Serbian).
↑ Gail Warrander, Verena Knaus: Kosovo . 2nd Edition. Bradt Travel Guides, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84162-331-3 , pp. 192 .

Web links

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Stone pavement of the bridge

[2] The 17th century is also occasionally given as the construction period. However, as in the official sources, the bridge is mostly dated to the 18th century.

[1] Martin Bock: Travel Guide Kosovo: Nature and culture between Amselfeld and the Albanian Alps . Trescher Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-89794-738-2 , pp. 236 .

[dbtkk-3] Ura e Tabakëve (Gjakovë). In: Databaza e Trashëgimisë Kulturore të Kosovës. Ministria e Kulturës, Rinisë dhe Sportit: Departamenti i Trashëgimisë së Kulturës14, accessed on February 10, 2018 (Albanian).

[4] Табачки мост. In: Споменици културе у Србији. Retrieved February 10, 2018 (Serbian).

[5] Gail Warrander, Verena Knaus: Kosovo . 2nd Edition. Bradt Travel Guides, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84162-331-3 , pp. 192 .