The House of Kalajdžieski family, or House of Kalajdžievci is a

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in the

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Vevčani Vevčani () is a village in North Macedonia. It is the only settlement and seat of Vevčani Municipality. Geography The village of Vevčani is found in the southwestern range at the foot of the Jablanica (mountain range), Jablanica mountain ...

Vevčani Municipality Vevčani () is a municipality in western North Macedonia. ''Vevčani'' is also the name of the municipal seat and the only settlement of the municipality. This municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region. Geography The municipali ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

. The house belongs to the Kalajdžieski family and the building is registered as a

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. The house is located in the old part of

, in close proximity to the St. Nicholas Church.

History

The Kalajdžieski family ― the owners of the house ― who were widely known traders, had a

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for

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for

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, long pile blankets and

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in this place. At the end of the 19th century, a

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broke out in which the house burned down and members of the Kalajdzieski family died, trying to save part of the

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. Due to the family's popularity, some

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individuals helped them financially to rebuild the house on the same foundation. During

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, the house was used to hide the

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and to hold secret meetings.

Architecture

The house of Kalajdžievci is a tall

with a narrow front, a spacious

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at the front and a clearly differentiated summer-time apartment on the first floor made of light '' bundwerk'' construction and a winter-time apartment on a massive

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Gallery

Викиекспедиција во Дримкол 92.jpg, An informationаl plaque of the house Викиекспедиција во Дримкол 93.jpg, A northern view of the house Заштитени културни споменици во Вевчани (4).jpg, An eastern view of the house

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{{Commons-inline, House of Kalajdžievci Houses in Vevčani Cultural heritage of North Macedonia Houses completed in 1904

History

Architecture

Gallery

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