Elenski Skok Bridge — Local services in Municipality of Debar

The bridge is located on the way to the villages of Mala Reka – Lazaropole, Gari and Tresonche. It was built during the reign of the Ottomans, and according to some historians it was located on one of the branches of the Via Egnatia road. There are many stories about the reason why the Ottomans built this bridge, the most famous of which tells that it was built in the name of a deer’s courage. The deer which was severely wounded by a Turkish aga during hunting, besides the deadly wounds, managed to jump over the river Mala Reka and to escape on the other side. Realizing the courage of the animal as well as its desire and fight for survival, the aga ordered a bridge to be built on the same place in shape of a deer’s leap (“elenski skok”). The bridge used to connect several villages of Mala Reka to the region of Reka and Debar, and today it is a monument of the past and witness to the rich history of this region. There are several benches for resting by the bridge, and for the mountaineering admirers there is a marked mountain trail to the vil. Sushica. This trail from Sushica continues towards Galichnik, Tresonche or Lazaropole, and it is also suitable for cycling. During the tour you can visit several other museums and monuments of cultural and historical...

It is an architectural wonder from the 18th century. Pitty that irresponsible visitors mostly locals, keep littering while others even more irresponsible are destroying this heritage. The saddest thing neither the ministry of culture neither the national park, do not take any action to...

Bu köprü hakkında Google Haritalar'da hiç Türkçe yorum olmaması çok üzücü. Üsküp'ten Ohri'ye Debre üzerinden giderseniz yolunuzun üstünde kalan bu köprü fikrimce Makedonya'da görülmesi gereken Osmanlı eserlerinin en önemlilerinden biri. Yapılış hikayesi şöyle: 1800'lü yıllarda bir paşa avlanırken bir geyiği vurmaya kalkışır. Geyik paşayı farkeder ve kaçmaya başlar. Kaçarken de atlaması normalde mümkün gözükmeyen bu köprü hizasında karşıdan karşıya atlaması üzerine paşa bu durumdan çok etkilenir ve aynı güzergaha bir köprü yaptırır. Köprü adeta gizli bir hazine gibi, yol kenarında olduğundan gözükmüyor. Hiç onarımdan geçmeden orjinal haliyle günümüze kadar geldiği...