Bonče (Бонче) is a village in the
Prilep municipality
Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is a municipality in the south of North Macedonia. ''Prilep'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders Ča ...
, in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
. It used to be part of the former municipality of
Topolčani.
In September 2007 archeological excavations revealed a tomb of what is believed to be the burial site of a Macedonian ruler dating 4th century BC.
[Visoka and Staro Bonche: Center of the Kingdom of Pelagonia and the Royal Tomb of Pavla Chuka, Viktor Lilchikj Adams and Antonio Jakimovski]
Gallery
File:Македонската гробница кај Бонче 01.JPG, Entrance to the tomb
File:Македонската гробница кај Бонче 05.JPG, Dromos leading to a chamber
File:Македонската гробница кај Бонче 13.JPG , Eastern part of the circular wall
File:Македонската гробница кај Бонче 10.JPG , The chamber of the tomb
File:Fragments of an ancient Macedonian shield found in Bonče, North Macedonia.jpg , Fragments of an ancient Macedonian shield found in Bonče
References
External links
Article in Macedonian about the excavations 21.09.2007
Villages in Prilep Municipality
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