
ON THE VOTIVE CROSSES IN MITROVTSI (THE REGION OF MONTANA) IN THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF THE WESTERN BULGARIAN STYLE
ЗА ОБРОЧИЩНИТЕ КРЪСТОВЕ В МИТРОВЦИ (МОНТАНСКО) В ИСТОРИЧЕСКИЯ И КУЛТУРЕН КОНТЕКСТ НА ЗАПАДНО- БЪЛГАРСКИЯ СТИЛ
Keywords: Mitrovts; votive crosses; religion; Middle Age architecture; masonry
The text comments on the Christian temples and the preserved church art in the North-West end of Bulgaria, in particular, the Upper Section of Ogosta River, which belong to the less studied parts of the Bulgarian cultural-historical heritage. Votive and tomb monuments, especially votive crosses in Mitrovtsi and its surroundings, are presented and discussed in details.
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