ПАТОПИСИ ЗА КУЛТУРАТА НА ЖИВЕЕЊЕ ВО МАКЕДОНСКИТЕ ГРАДОВИ ВО XIX ВЕК
TRAVELOGUES ABOUT THE CULTURE OF MACEDONIAN TOWNSHIPS IN THE XIX CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: In the XIX century, Macedonian towns experienced a transformation. They increasingly acquired new “modern” architecture. Strong, solid and quality objects were built of stone, bricks and iron, with a functional and aesthetic exterior idea. Paved streets and squares were built, copying the European model of centres of important events. The outward appearance of structures in bigger settlements altered when houses made of timber, clay bricks and mud would be replaced by new, richer looking houses. By the end of the XIX century, initiatives emerged to implement plans for the improvement of hygienic and health conditions in bigger towns. They were often partially realized. The main reason behind this were the poor living condi- tions, a low health culture, insufficient nutrition, hard and exhausting work, economic conditions, etc. Outbreaks of cholera, smallpox, malaria, hepatitis, dysentery and other infectious diseases often developed and in huge proportions even at the beginning of the XX century.

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