Old Bridge, Bučin
Old Bridge | |
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 View of the bridge | |
| Coordinates | 41°16′40″N 21°18′45″E / 41.27778°N 21.31250°E |
| Crosses | Crna River |
| Locale | Bučin |
| Official name | Bridge on the Crna Reka |
| Other name(s) | Bučin Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch bridge |
| Location | |
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The Old Bridge (Macedonian: Стар мост, Star most) is a stone arch bridge that crosses Crna River in the proximity of the village of Bučin.
The bridge has been left to crumble, even though it was declared as a Cultural Heritage of North Macedonia.[1]
History[edit]
In Roman times, this bridge was built on the Crna River. Тhe bridge is considered to be a remain of a former large settlement.[2] It is assumed that sometimes Via Egnatia passed here. Today, right next to the Old Bridge there is a newly built modern bridge.
Architecture[edit]
The bridge is an arch bridge and it's built from stone.
Gallery[edit]
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The Bridge with the surrounding area -
The new bridge
References[edit]
- ^ "Национален регистар на објекти кои се заштитно културно наследство" [National register of buildings that are protected cultural heritage] (in Macedonian). Ministry of Culture. 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Античкиот град Алкомена кај селото Бучин, Крушевско" [The Ancient city of Alkomena at the village of Bučin, Kruševo Region] (in Macedonian). Pelagon.mk. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
Во селото Бучин, на Црна Река се наоѓа и еден стар мост од камен, кој веројатно е остаток од времето на големата градска населба. (trans: In the village of Bučin, on Crna River also is located an old bridge, which probably is a remain of the time of the large city settlement.)
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