Drmno

Drmno
Дрмно
Village
Kostolac coal basin near Drmno
Kostolac coal basin near Drmno
Drmno is located in Serbia
Drmno
Drmno
Location within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°42′48″N 21°13′06″E / 44.71333°N 21.21833°E / 44.71333; 21.21833
CountrySerbia
DistrictBraničevo District
CityPožarevac
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
1,046
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Drmno (Serbian Cyrillic: Дрмно) is a village in the municipality of Požarevac, Serbia, around 60 km east of Belgrade. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1,046 people. The Kostolac coal basin is partly located on the territory of Drmno.

Archaeology

A votive icon of the god Mithras was found here.

In 2023, miners discovered the remains of a Roman ship within a local coal quarry. Archaeologists suggest that the ship, believed to date back to the third or fourth centuries AD, possibly served as a transportation means for supplies along small rivers connecting the Danube to the nearby Roman city of Viminacium.

References

  1. ↑ Vitas, Nadežda Gavrilović (2021). Ex Asia et Syria: Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans. Archaeopress. p. 37. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1gt94hj.9. JSTOR j.ctv1gt94hj.
  2. ↑ Vasovic, Aleksandar (2023-08-03). "Serbian coal miners uncover Roman ship". Reuters.
  3. ↑ Metcalfe, Tom (2023-08-04). "Ancient Roman boat from empire's frontier unearthed in Serbian coal mine". livescience.com. Retrieved 2024-04-30.