The Stone Bridge () or VojinoviàBridge (, ) is a medieval bridge located in Vushtrri (), Kosovo. It dates from the end of the 14th or early 15th century, and according to legend, was built by two brothers from the Vojinoviànoble family. The brothers are mentioned in Serbian epic poetry as nephews of Tsar Duà ¡an, who ruled as King of Serbia from 1331âÂÂ1346 and as Serbian Emperor from 1346âÂÂ1355. It was built over the Sitnica river, which lay on the trade route between Dubrovnik and Skopje and neighbouring parts of the Balkan peninsula.
Despite the need, no conservation works have been undertaken on the bridge. In 1990, it was declared as a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance by the Republic of Serbia.
The construction of the bridge is traditionally attributed to the Vojinoviàbrothers, to whom is also attributed the nearby Vushtrri Castle. Its style suggests it was built in the late 14th or early 15th century. The VojinoviÃÂi existed as nobility in the first half of 14th century, and according to epic poetry were nephews of Emperor Duà ¡an. However, Vushtrri itself was outside their area of control, which was expanding to the nearby ZveÃÂan, even at the time of their greatest power under the Vojislav Vojinovià(around 1355âÂÂ1363) and Nikola Altomanovià(1366âÂÂ1373). However, in Vushtrri in the early 15th century, the court of the House of Brankoviàis mentioned, who were related to the Vojinoviàfamily. Ratoslava, the sister of Branko Mladenovià(father of Vuk BrankoviÃÂ), was married to Altoman Vojinovià(the father of Nikola AltomanoviÃÂ).
The bridge carried the caravan route between Dubrovnik and Skopje across the river Sitnica. It is constructed of alternate red and grey trimmed stones. It is over long with nine arches, and almost wide. The arches are asymmetric, and most of them have a width of almost . The course of the Sitnica changed over time; the bridge originally had five arches with sharp peaks, but four semicircular arches were subsequently added. The river continued to change its course over the centuries, and deposited sediment around the bridge, so that today the flowing river is no longer under it, and as a result of river sediment, its total length has been reduced.