Brajčino
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Brajčino Брајчино |
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Brajčino with Lake Prespa in the distance
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 Brajčino
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| Coordinates: 40°54′23″N 21°9′31″E / 40.90639°N 21.15861°E | |
| Country |
 Macedonia
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| Municipality | Resen Municipality |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 134 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +389 |
| Car plates | RE |
Brajčino (Macedonian: Брајчино, [ˈbrajtʃinɔ]) is a village in the Resen Municipality of the Republic of Macedonia, situated 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Lake Prespa, on Baba Mountain in Pelister National Park. The village is also located near the border with Greece. Brajčino's nature and old architecture draws both domestic and foreign tourists.
Brajčino has two known archaeological sites, both dating from the Middle Ages. One of the sites, called St Athanasius, was a church and contained a graveyard. The other, known as Kula, consists of remains of a fortress.
In 1873, the village, called Rajčino at the time, was recorded as having 34 households and 92 male residents. In the early 20th century, the village had 480 residents, all of whom were members of the Bulgarian Exarchate.
During the Ilinden Uprising of 1903, Brajčino was looted and 77 of its houses were burnt down.
The village has 134 people as of the 2002 census, of which 133 are Macedonian and one is Serbian. Likewise, 133 residents declared the Macedonian language to be their mother tongue, while one declared Serbian.
Brajčino has suffered a steep population decline since peaking in 1991.
In the latest census 67 residents, exactly one-half of the total population, declared their religion to be Orthodox Christianity, while the other half declared their religion to be 'other'.
Brajčino has five churches and one monastery. The churches include the Church of St Nicholas, built in 1872, the Church of St Elijah, built in 1919, the Church of the Holy Mother of God, St Archangel Church, and the Church of St Athanasius which was constructed near the archaeological remains of the Middle Aged church of the same name.
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