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Bukovo: An ordinary village
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September 27, 2022February 1, 2024Antiquity, Current, Ensembles, villages & cities, North Macedonia

Bukovo: An ordinary village

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Let me tell you a story about a seemingly ordinary village in the Macedonian hills near the city of Bitola. The name of that village is Bukovo which comes from the word “Buka” (meaning: Beech) named for the Beech forest cradling the village high on Baba Mountain. Bukovo is located in close proximity to the ancient city of Heraclea Lyncestis, founded by...