MACEDONIAN HISTORICAL PLACES

MECKIN KAMEN

Not faraway from the city of the first Republic on the Balkan - Krusevo, exits a popular hill known as "Meckin Kamen". There is a legend behind the name of the hill:
A long time ago in a small suburb besides the pear orchids lived a number of brothers. They occupied their time with agriculture and life stock.
One day the brothers were returning from the hill when they were confronted by a big bear. The brave Krusevcani did not get afraid, instead they attached the bear. The bear rolled a rock down the hill towards the brothers, but then they killed the bear with a couple of hits from their axes. The rock which was rolled by the bear was known as Meckin Kamen (Bear's Rock) by the people.
On the same spot, the duke Pitu Guli heroically battled and protected the nest of the Krusevo Republic. This was in 1903 when the Turkish army destroyed Krusevo and choked the peoples Uprising. A monument was placed on Meckin Kamen where the legendary duke Pitu Guli was killed. This is a real legend of our time.

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