1998Croatian Medieval Towns - Livno - Set

Livno, the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the region that goes under the same name, is first mentioned on September 26, 892, in the charter of the Croatian prince Mutimir. Among the witnesses listed in the charter there is also Želimir, the county prefect of Livno (Zelimiro, iupano Cleunae). Half a century later, the Byzantine emperor and historian, Constantine Porphyrogenetus, mentions the county of Livno and Pliva as the constituent parts of the Croatian state. In the 11th century, in the charter of the Croatian king Zvonimir, the duke of Livno, Dobrila, is mentioned (Dobrili comitis Cleunensis). Linguists have come up with different explanations of the toponym LlVNO: for some of them it is the derivative of hlijev (the ikavian variant is hliv) - meaning barn or shed; others are in favour of hljebno (ikavian variant hlib) -meaning bread. The most acceptable seems to be the derivation from glina -meaning clay.