Vinichko Kale (Vinica) – Determined settlement from late antiquity and the Middle Ages. It stretches a hill over the city on the northern slopes of Plachkovica. It covers an area of 2.5 ha and has a dominant position above the Kocani field and the valley of the R. Bregalnica. It may be one of the ancient cities (Armonia or Calenidin) that lay on the road Stobi-Serdika (VIA, and the objunction, a complement, maybe. Discovered with recruits (1956 and 1978), when ceramic icons were discovered. Since 1985 Excavations perform K. Balabanov and C. Krstevski. Remains of prehistory, antiquity and the Middle Ages. Lateful profane buildings, turret with towers, medieval church and necropolis (ⅻ c.) With rich grave articles. Celebrate icons-reliefs with scenes from St. Riot and New Testament: Archangel Michael, Joshua and Kaleb, Daniel among the lions, 42. David Psalm, Constantine winning cross, St. Christopher and St. George, Tobia, etc. Calapenes are with a deep relief and inscriptions in Latin. Various researchers date them at a different time period (IV-C, V- or ⅵ-ⅵ), and some believe they date from IX c. And they tie them with the stay of Konstantin philosopher of Bregalnica. The findings are kept in the Museum of Macedonia. E. Dimitrova, ceramic reliefs from Vinica Kale, Skopje, 1993. D. Z. Vinica – View from Vinica Kale authorized: Costa Balabanov “Vinca”
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
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