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unusual facts about Dračevica, Demir Kapija


Dračevica

Dračevica, Demir Kapija, a village in the municipality of Demir Kapija, Republic of Macedonia


Besvica

The road from the Demir Kapija church south to the village of Konopiste was part of a system of roads in the days of the Turkish and improved by the French after World War I. Besvica is the first village past Demir Kapija on this road to Konopiste and the Kozuf mountain.

Demir Kapija

In the Middle Ages Demir Kapija was known as a Slav settlement, under the name of Prosek, while today's name originates from the Turkish reign, meaning "The Iron Gate".

Stari Grad, Užice

Serbian župan from the 14th century, Nikola Altomanović (Vojinović) ruled vast areas from Rudnik, over Polimlje, Podrinje, east Herzegovina with Trebinje, until Konavle and Dračevica, neighboring the Republic of Dubrovnik.


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