It is located in the region called Lješanska nahija, between Cetinje and Danilovgrad near the village of Štitare. The town was mentioned in 1444, and the folk stories link its origin to Ivan Crnojević (Ivan’s town). It is interesting to note that in addition to the walls the city has all the main elements of a classic medieval fortress: citadel, tower, cisterns, church, residential building and a well defended entrance between two large rocks, as towers. The Montenegro Post is publishing a commemorative postage stamp entitled Soko grad (Soko Town) and a First Day envelope within the edition “Historical Heritage”. The author of the conceptual design is Zoran Popović, a graphic designer from Podgorica.
An endowment of Prvoslav, nephew of Stefan Nemanja and the first Serbian archbishop Saint Sava, who founded the Budimlja Bishopric (the original church of St. George was completed in 1213) here in 1219. Since it was built on the plateau above Beranselo, called Stupovi (“pillars”) (above a sinking river, with crystal clear cold water), the people called it Đurđevi Stupovi (the Pillars of St. George). The church is a single-nave building with the main entrance to the west and a semicircular apse on the eastern side, while on the right in the naos is the tomb of the founder Prvoslav. The architecture and frescoes are characterized by the so-called Coastal School of XI and XII century, whose stylistic features are also present in Dečani. The Montenegro Post is publishing a commemorative postage stamp entitled “Đurđevi Stupovi” and a First Day envelope within the edition “Historical Heritage”. The author of the conceptual design is Marko Zogović, a graphic designer from Podgorica.
