The monument dedicated to Koco Racin is located in Veles city center. Kosta Solev Racin (Koco Racin) is the founder of the Macedonian contemporary poetry. The monument was set in 2002 and it is a work of of Tome Serafimovski. In front of the monument, each year traditionally starts the international meeting of the writers …
The monument located at the roundabout near and the monument of Kočo Racin is dedicated to the voivodas from Veles, participants in the liberation of Kruševo and the ilinden upraise: Jovan Naumov – Alabakot, Aleksandar Dimov – Dokurchev, Todor Hristov – Oficercheto and all the fighters for the freedom of Macedonia. The monumental sculpture is …
The Memorial Ossuary is built in 1979 near the entrance of Veles. This memorial is dedicated to the fighters from Veles, who died during the World War II. The memorial is a work of art of the sculptor Ljubomir Denković and the architect Sava Subotin. The symbol of freedom in a form of blossoming tree …
The Clock Tower in Veles was built in the first half of XVI century. Located in the center of the city it served as a observation post for the Ottoman government. Later at the end of XVII century, the tower was transformed into a city clock, used as a time reminder for the citizens of …
According to one story, Ahmed Niyazi Bey one of the leaders of Young Turk Revolution, after receiving a postcard of Versailles, also wanted to have a French-style estate.
Dame Gruev (Dame – short from Damjan) is a Macedonian national hero born in village Smilevo on January 19, 1871.
Smilevo village is the birthplace of the Macedonian national hero Dame Gruev – one of the founders of IMRO (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Macedonian: ВМРО).