Gradeshnica Village – Mariovo Gradeshnica is a hill village in the valley of Gradeshka River, on 850 metres altitude. No one knows when exactly the village had originated, but according to some archeological findings, there has been a continuity of…
Macedonian front – First World War The First World War started in Europe on 28thJuly, 1914 and lasted until 11th November, 1918. More than 70 million soldiers were recruited, out of who 9 million lost their lives, together with 7…
Crna River (Black River) Crna River with the length of 207 km is the biggest right tributary of Vardar. It springs up from the spring called Black Hole nearby the village Zheleznec, on an altitude of 760 meters. From the…
Hydrographic characteristics of the Mariovo area The Mariovo region is mainly considered to be a dry area, with some few water sources. Divided into two parts of Crna River, which is the largest right tributary of Vardar River and when…
St. Demetrius church, XIV century The current church in the past was situated in the middle of the settlement where a church had been built – a basilica in the early Byzantium (V-VI century). The preserved foundations as well as…
Church Ascension of Christ XV –XVI century The church Holy Ascension is in the vicinity of the Chebren monastery, out of the last, third defensive wall of the medieval city of Chebren. That is a small single-nave church with dimensions…
Chebren – Monastery complex The settlement or the city of Chebren existed in the period of the Roman occupation, as well, during the reign of the Macedonian Empire, which is proven by the findings of the coins of Ancient Macedonia.…
Mariovo folk costumes According to its characteristics, the Mariovo folk clothes are part of the brsjak ethnographic unity which belong to the West-Macedonian ethnographic region. The folk costumes are familiar after their great richness with details and it is the…
Natural rarities of Mariovo region As a valley, which in certain geological periods was under water, meaning it was a lake basin, built with high mountains, the region of Mariovo is a real rarity. This area possesses a great number…
Traditional beekeeping in Mariovo region The beekeeping in Mariovo as an agricultural and production branch has been known since ancient times. The Mariovo people were self-learned and tutored from the previous experiences, they started the elaboration of the so called…
Mariovo “Tepano” (beaten) cheese The beaten cheese is an autochthonous product from the region of Mariovo, which, in the past was solely made of sheep milk. It got its name after the specific and hard-working process of production, meaning the…
Stone Bridge village Zovich, Mariovo Built of chopped stone blocks, the Stone bridge in the village Zovich is a recognizable symbol in the region of Mariovo. On this place, there was a wooden bridge which broke from the loaded carriage…
“Marta” archeological locality – village Zovikj In the archeology, the iron age refers to the appearance of the metallurgy, and the appearance of the iron corresponds with other changes in some cultures from the past, often with more sophisticated agricultural…
Church Saint Athanasius village Zovikj XVII century The church St. Athanasius in the vicinity of Zovikj is a small single-nave building made of stone and limestone mortar, nowadays covered with red-tiles roof. Listen to Audio Map According to its…
Church Saint Nicholas village Zovikj XIX century The church St. Nicholas in village Zovikj was built in 1862 with the effort made by the local people, as a single-nave church with rectangular base, built of chopped stone and limestone mortar…
Zovich village – Mariovo It is supposed that the village Zovich has existed on this place since the XVI-XVII century. Before that, the village was situated some 500-600 metres further, on a locality called Lenishte. That village had been burned…