Kosturino, North Macedonia

Kosturino (in Macedonian Костурино) is a village in the south east of North Macedonia, situated in the Strumica Municipality. The village had 1280 inhabitants in 2002, 99% of them ethnic Macedonians.

Kosturino

Костурино
Village
Kosturino
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°21′26″N 22°36′34″E
Country North Macedonia
MunicipalityStrumica Municipality
Elevation
506 m (1,660 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total1,280
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.strumica.gov.mk
St. Demetrious Church in the village Kosturino, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1931
Village Kosturino, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1931

The village and the mountains around it were the scene of the Battle of Kosturino between Bulgarians and Irish in December 1915.

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