The House of Kostojčinoski family, or House of Kostojčinovci 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 Kostojčinoski family and the building is registered as a

Cultural Heritage of North Macedonia Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

History

The house belongs to the famous Vevčani family of masons, Kostojčinovci, who worked as

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s, mainly in

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Architecture

The house of Kostojčinoski is a small

with a colonnade of

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s and

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s that circle the front part of the house, the lower part is in stone, and the upper part is of '' bundwerk'' construction.

Gallery

Викиекспедиција во Дримкол 85.jpg, An informational plaque for the house Викиекспедиција во Дримкол 84.jpg, A western view of the house

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{{Commons category-inline, House of Kostojčinovci Houses in Vevčani Cultural heritage of North Macedonia Houses completed in 1890

History

Architecture

Gallery

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