Zhuzhne, Mavrovo and Rostusha Municipality
Church of St. Barbara, village of Zhuzhne

The Church of St. Barbara in the village of Zhuzhne is situated on an elevation outside the village, separated from it by the flow of the Dlaboka River. It is a distinctly tall, single-nave structure featuring a gabled (two-pitched) roof and a semicircular apse on the eastern side that reaches almost to the height of the church's eave. It was constructed using rubble stone, with dressed stone used at the corners. On the western facade is the central semicircular portal, crafted from large cut stone blocks. Above it sits the patron niche, also fashioned from dressed stone that terminates in a semicircular, characteristic Islamic arch. Embedded just below the eave is a stone block featuring a pierced circular opening (oculus). The southern wall contains two narrow openings (loopholes), while the northern wall has three small rectangular windows formed from dressed stone blocks.
The nave of the temple is vaulted with a masonry blind dome. A gallery is located on the western side. Wall paintings (frescoes) have not been preserved.