Kočani Medieval Towers
Kočani medieval towers are located in Kočani, North Macedonia. They were probably built in the second half of the 17th century, when the city was under Ottoman empire, Ottoman administration. Impact in construction had oriental architecture. According to current findings, in Kočani and its immediate surroundings were built three medieval towers, two of which are located in the city, situated on both banks of the Kočani river, while the third is located in the village of Dolni Podlog. Those were bey's residential towers. In fact, those residential towers had defensive position, and one of them was used as a clock tower. It is located near the elementary school "Rade Kratovce and served to indicate the hours by sound in earlier times. Constructed of massive walls of stone, they left until nowadays as the signs of the past of Kočani. In 1957, the National Authority for Protection of Monuments put under the Law protection both towers in the city. Renovation and function

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Kočani
Kočani ( mk, Кочани ) is a town in the eastern part of North Macedonia, situated around east from Skopje. It has a population of 28,330 and is the seat of the Kočani Municipality. Geography and population The town spreads across the Northern side of the Kočani valley, along the banks of the Kočani river, where it leaves the mountain slopes and flows through the valley. North of the town there is the Osogovo mountain () and to the south the valley is closed by the mountain Plačkovica (). The town is above sea level. Kočani spreads over an area of and has population of 28,330 inhabitants which makes it the third regional center in the Eastern part of the country: * 1948 - 6,657 inhabitants * 1994 - 26,364 inhabitants * 2002 - 28,330 inhabitants Demographics Ethnic structure According to the 1903 Austrian consular reports on ethnic composition of the kazas of the Sanjak of Skopje in 1903, the kaza of Kočani was populated by a total of 39,406 inhabitants, of whom 16 ...
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