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'''Kumanovo''' is a city in the north-eastern part of the [[Republic of Macedonia]]in the vicinity of the capital city – [[Skopje]]. Several industry facilities in the town are providing Kumanovo’s economical development: footwear, agriculture, tobacco, metal-processing, textile etc. Today more than 100 000 inhabitants are living in Kumanovo. The city has a library, cultural center, museum and national theatre. Also, several painting colonies and exhibitions took place every year in Kumanovo or in the nearby villages. Also, Kumanovo is famous by its jazz festival. |
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== Economy == |
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{{Infobox settlement |
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| name = Kumanovo |
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| native_name = {{native name|mk|Куманово|italics=off}}<br />{{native name|sq|Кumanovë}} |
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| settlement_type = [[List of cities in North Macedonia|Town]] |
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|photo1a = Куманово.jpg |
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|photo2a = Татар Синан Бег Џамија“ 17.jpg |
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|photo2b = View of St. Nikola church in Kumanovo.JPG |
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|photo3a = The square of Kumanovo.JPG |
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|photo3b = Kumanovo square 3.JPG |
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| image_caption = <small>Kumanovo</small> |
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| image_flag = Flag of Kumanovo Municipality.svg |
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| image_seal = Coat of arms of Kumanovo Municipality.svg |
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| nickname = Kumanovska Republika (Kumanovo Republic) |
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| image_map = Kumanovo Municipality.svg |
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| map_caption = Map of Kumanovo |
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| pushpin_map = North Macedonia#Balkans |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Kumanovo within [[North Macedonia]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|42|08|09|N|21|43|05|E|region:MK|display=inline titleline}} |
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |
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| subdivision_name = {{NMK}} |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Statistical Regions of North Macedonia|Region]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[File:Logo of Northeastern Region, North Macedonia.svg|13px]] [[Northeastern Statistical Region|Northeastern]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of North Macedonia|Municipality]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[File:Coat of arms of Kumanovo Municipality.svg|13px]] [[Kumanovo Municipality|Kumanovo]] |
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| established_title = Founded |
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| established_date = 1096 |
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| established_title2 = Incorporated |
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| established_date2 = 1519 |
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| founder = |
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| named_for = tribe [[Cumans]] |
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| seat = |
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| government_type = Town Assembly |
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| leader_party = [[For Our Macedonia|ZNAM]] |
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| leader_title = [[List of mayors of Kumanovo|Mayor]] |
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| leader_name = [[Maksim Dimitrievski]] |
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| leader_title1 = Town Council |
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| leader_name1 = {{collapsible list|bullets=yes |
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| title = Members |
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| 1 = Ivana Gjorgjievska – Council President |
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| unit_pref = Metric |
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| area_total_km2 = 509.48 |
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| elevation_m = 340 |
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| population_as_of = 2021 |
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| population_total = 75,051 |
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| population_metro = 98,104 |
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| population_density_km2 = 207.04 |
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| population_demonym = Kumanovec Kumanovar |
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| timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] |
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| utc_offset1 = +1 |
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| postal_code_type = Postal codes |
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| postal_code = 1300 |
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| area_code = +389 (0) 31 |
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| blank_name = Car plates |
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| blank_info = KU |
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| blank1_name = Patron saints |
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| blank1_info = [[St. George]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/04/five-facts-saint-george-saint-georges-day/|title=Five Facts About Saint George, For Saint George's Day - Anglophenia - BBC America|work=BBC America|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref> |
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| blank2_name = Date of Liberation |
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| blank2_info = 11 November 1945 |
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| blank3_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] |
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| blank3_info = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]] |
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| website = {{URL|kumanovo.gov.mk}} |
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'''Kumanovo''' ({{langx|mk|Куманово}} {{IPA-mk|kuˈmanɔvɔ||Mk-Kumanovo.ogg}}; {{Langx|sq|Kumanovë}}, {{lang-sq-definite|Kumanova}}; also known by other [[#Etymology|alternative names]]<!-- Please maintain the naming conventions [[WP:PLACE#General_guidelines]]#2.The lead and [[WP:ALTNAME#Separate_section_usage]] and don't add alternative English or unofficial foreign names here-->) is a city in [[North Macedonia]] and the seat of [[Kumanovo Municipality]], the [[List of municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia by population|largest municipality]] in the country. Kumanovo lies {{convert|340|m|0|abbr=off}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] and is surrounded by the Karadag part of [[Skopska Crna Gora]] mountain on its western side, Gradištanska mountain on its southern side, and Mangovica and German mountain on the Eastern side. [[Skopje International Airport|Skopje airport]] also serves Kumanovo. |
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The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. The [[Church of St. George in Kumanovo|Church of St. George]] at the [[Monastery of Staro Nagoricane]] is the best known cultural and historical monument in Kumanovo. It was built in the 11th century and was reconstructed in the l4th. During its reconstruction, the fresco-painters [[Mihailo]] and [[Evtihij]] painted its walls with frescoes of exceptional skill. The [[anti-fascist]] insurrection of [[Macedonian Slav|Slavic Macedonians]] and the struggle for national and social liberation began in Kumanovo and [[Prilep]] on [[October 11]], [[1941]]. Also notable is the private practice "Otodent", located in Goce Delcev suburb, which offers different medical services like ENT and dentistry. The founder and the director is Dr. Milenko Trendafilovski. |
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It has many historical sites. One of the most important sites is the 4,000-year-old megalithic astronomical observatory of [[Kokino]], located {{convert|30|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Kumanovo and discovered in 2001. It is ranked fourth on the list of old observatories by [[NASA]]. |
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== Etymology == |
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In 1912, during the [[First Balkan War]], [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbian]] forces won a decisive victory over the Ottomans north of the town. The two-day [[Battle of Kumanovo]] ended Ottoman authority in [[Vardar Macedonia]] which contributed to the region's integration into Serbia, and consequently, into [[Yugoslavia]]. The entire [[Macedonia (region)|region of Macedonia]] was split in three among Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria after the [[Treaty of Bucharest (1913)|Treaty of Bucharest]] in 1913. |
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The rapid economic, administrative and cultural expansion of Kumanovo began in 1945. It was the site of the 9 June 1999 Agreement signed between FR Yugoslav Generals and the NATO Generals about bringing in a NATO peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo called, the Kosovo Force, or KFOR ([[Kumanovo Agreement]]). The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. It is internationally known for a jazz festival hosting bands from all over the world. |
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Kumanovo is believed to derive from the [[Cumans]], a Turkic tribe who settled the area in the [[12th century|12th]]-[[13th century]]. |
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==Etymology== |
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The name of the city in [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], [[Serbian language|Serbian]] and [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] is ''Kumanovo'' (Куманово). The name in [[Albanian language|Albanian]] is ''Kumanovë'' or ''Kumanova''. Kumanovo is known as {{lang|rup|Cumanuva}} in [[Aromanian language|Aromanian]].<ref>[https://repository.ukim.mk/bitstream/20.500.12188/6782/1/The_war_of_numbers_and_its_first_victim.pdf The War of Numbers and its First Victim: The Aromanians in Macedonia (End of 19th – Beginning of 20th century)]</ref> ''Kumanovo'' derives from the name of the [[Cumans]], a western branch of [[Kipchak people|Kipchaks]], the tribe that settled in the area in the early 12th century.<ref>Здружение на професори по географија на Северна Македонија „Проф. Д-р Љубе Миленковски“- Скопје, Филип Ѓошевски, [https://www.geograf.mk/clenovite-pishuvaat/995-kumanichevo-edno-ischeznato-selo-vo-kumanovskiot-kraj Куманичево - едно исчезнато село во Кумановскиот крај.]</ref><ref>Victor Spinei (2009) The Romanians and the Turkic Nomads North of the Danube Delta from the Tenth to the Mid-Thirteenth Century, Brill, {{ISBN|9789047428800}}, p. 317.</ref><ref>Mykola Melnyk (2022) Byzantium and the Pechenegs. The Historiography of the Problem. Brill, {{ISBN|9789004505223}}, p. 180.</ref> |
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[[File:Municipality of Kumanovo.jpg|thumb|The Municipal Building in Kumanovo (built as an Ottoman police station)]] |
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==Geography== |
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The city is mentioned for the first time in one document from 1519 that can be found in the [[Turkish]] archive in [[Istanbul]]. Also, the famous [[Evlija Chelebija]] traveler mentioned Kumanovo in 1660 saying that Kumanovo is embellished by many rivers and there are beautiful mosque, medressa, [[hammam]], vineyards and gardens. |
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Kumanovo is situated in the northeastern part of [[North Macedonia]], near the capital city of [[Skopje]]. The coordinates of the city are approximately 42°05'N and 21°40'E. Kumanovo lies {{convert|340|m|0|abbr=off}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] and is surrounded by |
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* the Karadag part of [[Skopska Crna Gora]] mountain on its western side, |
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* [[Gradištanska]] mountain on its southern side, and |
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* [[Mangovica]] and German mountain on the Eastern side. |
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[[Skopje International Airport|Skopje airport]] also serves Kumanovo. |
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The city has grown steadily in the XVI and XVII century, becoming an administrative center in the region. In 1689 the Karposh rebellion took place in Kumanovo. |
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===Climate=== |
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The agriculture and trade have developed mainly in XIX century, but the city modern look have been established after the [[Second World War]] |
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Kumanovo has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Cfa'') with warm to hot summers and chilly winters. Precipitation is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year. |
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== Cultural monuments == |
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| Jan high C =4.0 |
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Kumanovo boasts several monuments of very big importance. Between them are: the church of St. George in the village of Staro Nagorichane, the monastery of Karpino, the Ascension of Holy Mother in the village of Matejce., the church of St. Petka in the village of Mlado Nagorichane, the Church of [[Holy Trinity]], the Eski mosque etc. |
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| Feb high C =7.6 |
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| Mar high C =12.6 |
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| Apr high C =17.6 |
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| May high C =22.3 |
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| Jun high C =26.6 |
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| Jul high C =29.4 |
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| Aug high C =29.6 |
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| Sep high C =25.7 |
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| Oct high C =18.9 |
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| Nov high C =11.5 |
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| Dec high C =5.3 |
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| Jan mean C =0.4 |
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The oldest and biggest church in the town is the Church of [[St. Nikolas]]. There are valuable icons from XIII century in the church. The church represents a masterwork of the Andreja Damjanov, an important Macedonian [[renaissance]] architect. |
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| Feb mean C =2.9 |
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| Mar mean C =7.2 |
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| Apr mean C =11.7 |
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| May mean C =16.1 |
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| Jun mean C =19.8 |
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| Jul mean C =22.1 |
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| Aug mean C =22.1 |
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| Sep mean C =18.5 |
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| Oct mean C =13.0 |
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| Nov mean C =7.0 |
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| Dec mean C =1.9 |
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| Jan low C =-3.2 |
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The Church of St. George in the village of Staro Nagorichane was built in 1071 and it represents one of the most beautiful Macedonian churches. It is an example of the “five cupola”style. It contains very valuable frescoes and icons. |
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| Feb low C =-1.7 |
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| Mar low C =1.9 |
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| Apr low C =5.8 |
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| May low C =10.0 |
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| Jun low C =13.1 |
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| Jul low C =14.8 |
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| Aug low C =14.6 |
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| Sep low C =11.4 |
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| Oct low C =7.1 |
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| Nov low C =2.6 |
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| Dec low C =-1.5 |
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The Church of [[Holy Trinity]] was built in 1902. |
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| Jan precipitation mm =38 |
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| Feb precipitation mm =35 |
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| Mar precipitation mm =38 |
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| Apr precipitation mm =42 |
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| May precipitation mm =59 |
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| Jun precipitation mm =49 |
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| Jul precipitation mm =38 |
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| Aug precipitation mm =32 |
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| Sep precipitation mm =38 |
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| Oct precipitation mm =45 |
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| Nov precipitation mm =55 |
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| Dec precipitation mm =48 |
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| source = Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{cite web |
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The Eski mosque was built in 1751 and it represents an interesting Islamic architecture. |
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|url= https://en.climate-data.org/location/4301/ |
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|title= Climate: Kumanovo |
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|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> |
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===Neighbourhoods=== |
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== Violence == |
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* Goce Delčev, |
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* Zelen Rid, |
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* Pero Čičo (Banevo Trlo), |
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* Karpoš (Rajkova Kuka), |
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*Ajdučka Češma, |
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* Sokolana, |
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* Igo Tričkovik (Pukovsko), |
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* Vera Kotorka (Dobrošane), |
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* Bedinje, |
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* Jane Sandanski (Babin Dol), |
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* [[Sredorek (Roma neighbourhood)|Sredorek]]. |
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====Streets==== |
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At 4:45 PM, on [[December 27]], [[2002]], a bomb went off in front of Kumanovo's Goce Delcev High School while classes were still in session, killing one and injuring five bystanders. Goce Delcev is Kumanovo's biggest high school and is located near the central square. Shrapnel was found as far as 100 meters away from a trash can in front of the school where the bomb had been concealed. Shortly after the detonation, police arrived and blocked off adjacent streets. The identity of the perpetrators and their motivation is still unknown. |
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* Oktomvriska Revolucija, |
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* Gorče Petrov, |
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* Treta Makedonska Udarna Brigada, |
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* Goce Delčev, |
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* Narodna Revolucija, |
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* Nikola Tesla, |
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* Leninova, |
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* 11 Oktomvri, |
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* Moša Pijade, |
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* Ivo Lola Ribar, |
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* Srbo Tomovik, |
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* Tode Mendol, |
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* Karaorman |
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* Pero Čičo, |
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* Esperanto, |
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* Bajram Shabani, |
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* Franc Rozman. |
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* Straso Pindjur |
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====Old neighborhoods==== |
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== Narcotics == |
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Most old neighborhood consist of shops and very few houses. |
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''Veleshka Maalo'' (or Veleshko Maalo) is an old neighbourhood of Kumanovo. The name comes from the merchants from the town of Veles, who passed through the neighbourhood to sell their products by the rivers [[Vardar]] and [[Pčinja (river)|Pchinja]], and the Konjarinja villages Studena, Bara and Krasta. The main street, which today is named Narodna Revolucija, was their shortest way to the center of the city. |
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Illegal drugs are notably high spread in Kumanovo particularly because of its proximity to three border crossings. Dragi Karadzinski, doctor and specialist in neuro-psychiatry at the Hospital Centre in Kumanovo, believes that the two most common narcotics among Kumanovo's youth are [[marijuana]] and [[hashish]]. The drug trade in Kumanovo has lead to a criminal underworld directly tried to [[Albanian]] mob factions. |
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''Karapsko maalo'' was located across today's south side of Goce Delchev High School through to the end of Mosha Pijade street. The name of the neighborhood came from the [[Ottoman Turks|Ottomans]]. Every house in the neighborhood had a yard; neighboring yard were connected with doors, used by anyone chased by the Ottomans. [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]], komits and revolutionaries used this scheme to escape to the towns outskirts and the town itself. The Ottomans called it the ''dark'' or the ''secret'' neighborhood. |
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Also, |
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* [[Varoš maalo]], |
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* [[Endek maalo]], |
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* Muhamedbegovo maalo, |
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* Ortabunar maalo, |
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* Bedinsko maalo, |
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* Novo maalo, |
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* Lipkovsko maalo, |
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* Teke maalo, |
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* Tatar maalo and |
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* Muandzisko maalo, |
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* Sokolana maalo. |
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''Endek maalo'' was placed across today's city hall on two banks of the former river of Serava. |
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====Old streets==== |
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* Opančarsko sokače, |
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* Nagorički sokak, |
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* Proevski sokak, |
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* Veleški sokak, |
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* Romanovski sokak, |
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* Ukumat sokak and |
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* Vranjsko Dzade. |
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===Military installations=== |
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The military base ''Boro Menkov''<ref>[http://daily.mk/makedonija/besimi-vo-poseta-na-kumanovskata-kasarna-boro-menkovArtical about MB Boro Menkov]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (''Macedonian'')</ref> is one of the military installations of [[Army of the Republic of Macedonia|ARM]] in Kumanovo. The base was established by the [[Yugoslav People's Army|JNA]]. |
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MB ''Hristijan Todorovski Karposh'' is the second base in Kumanovo, it was also established by the [[Yugoslav People's Army|JNA]] and was inherited by the [[Army of the Republic of Macedonia|ARM]]. Today, part of the installation is converted into a university,<ref>[http://www.dnevnik.mk/?ItemID=9202B27D1160C74DBBF97FA483163BC8 Article about the MB H.T. Karposh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416164451/http://www.dnevnik.mk/?ItemID=9202B27D1160C74DBBF97FA483163BC8 |date=16 April 2015 }} (''Macedonian'')</ref> and another part was inherited by the Ministry of Interior.<ref>[http://kanal5.com.mk/vesti_detail.asp?ID=17709 Article about the MVR takeover of MB H.T. Karposh] (''Macedonia'')</ref> There was an idea of turning the base into an economic industrial zone.<ref>[http://star.utrinski.com.mk/?pBroj=2134&stID=73133&pR=6 Article about the Economic zone Idea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416164436/http://star.utrinski.com.mk/?pBroj=2134&stID=73133&pR=6 |date=16 April 2015 }} (''Macedonia'')</ref> |
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In Kumanovo's ''Elezov kamen'' area there is also a Military Warehouse Base that operates today. |
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===Police station=== |
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Kumanovo has a police station, under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The current police chief is Stojanče Veličkovikj.<ref>{{cite web| title=Сектор за внатрешни работи – Куманово | url=https://mvr.gov.mk/vest2/48}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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===Prehistory=== |
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The area boasts several prehistoric settlements, among which are |
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* the Kostoperska Karpa, |
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* the Bronze Age Gradiste near the village of [[Pelince]], |
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* the Neolithic site of [[Mlado Nagoričane]], |
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* the [[Iron Age]] tumulus Groblje at Vojnik, |
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* the Roman Necropolis Drezga of Lopate, and |
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* the Roman Settlement ''Vicianus'' at village of Klečovce. |
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===Middle Ages=== |
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The first written mentioning of the individual modern villages of the Kumanovo region originate in the 14th century. These are, for the most part, found in Serbian charters: |
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* of King [[Stefan Milutin]], |
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* Emperor [[Stefan Dušan]], |
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* [[Dejan (nobleman)|Sevastokrator Dejan]], |
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** [[Jevdokija Dejanović]], and Dejan's sons, |
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** [[Jovan Dragaš|Jovan]] and |
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** [[Konstantin Dragaš|Konstantin]]. |
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In this time, the Kumanovo region (old Žegligovo) received its geographical location and certain settlement picture.<ref>Srpsko geografsko društvo 1972, p. 123: {{blockquote|Ти помени већим делом налазе се у даровним повељама српских давалаца: краља Милутина, цара Сте- фана Душана, севастократа Дејана, Јевдокије Дејановић2', Дејано- вих синова – браће деспота Драгаша и "господина" Константина. Као што се зна, тада је ова област – старо Жеглигово до- била учвршћен географски положај и одрећену насеобинску слику}}</ref> |
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According to a charter of the monastery of [[Arhiljevica]] dated 1355, ''sevastokrator'' [[Dejan (nobleman)|Dejan]] held a major [[Domain of the Dejanović family|domain (''oblast'')]] east of [[Skopska Crna Gora]]. It included the old ''[[župe]]'' (counties) of [[Žegligovo (župa)|Žegligovo]] and [[Preševo (župa)|Preševo]] (modern Kumanovo region with [[Sredorek (Roma neighbourhood)|Sredorek]] and [[Kozjačija]]).<ref>Историско друштво НР Србије 1951, p. 20: {{blockquote|према повељи манастиру богоро- дичимог ваведења у Архиљевици,50 држао као своју баштину пространу област иеточно од Скопске Црне Горе. Она је обухватала старе жупе Прешево и Жеглигово (данас кумановски крај са Средореком, Козјачијом}}</ref> |
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===Ottoman period=== |
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The town was mentioned in 1530 according to registry of Turkish Devlet Arşivleri as a village in Nogoriçe town, within Kaza of İştip. It was founded by Turkish colonists from Asia Minor and initially was settled by Turks and later by Muslim Albanians. Slavic population entered the town in the late 18th century but its number rose just during early 19th century.<ref>Rozita Dimova, Ethno-Baroque: Materiality, Aesthetics and Conflict in Modern-Day Macedonia, Berghahn Books, 2013, {{ISBN|1782380418}}, p. 97.</ref> [[Evliya Çelebi]] described it in 1660–61: "The colony of Kumanovo is situated on the territory of the [[Sanjak of Skopje|Skopje sanjak]] and represents one county. The city is embellished with many rivers and 600 tile-roofs houses. The [[mosque]] in the downtown is beautiful, there are tekke, [[madrassa]], [[Turkish bath|hammam]], a number of shops and water mills; and the climate is pleasant and agreeable. There are many vineyards and gardens".<ref>Македонските градови во турско време, Зоран Сенев, Киро Герасимов, Кочани, 2004, стр.50</ref> |
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[[File:Karposh memory table Skopje.JPG|thumb|240px|Commemoration plaque at Skopje dedicated to Karposh's Rebellion.]] |
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In 1689, Karposh, a [[hajduks|brigand commander]] in the region of [[Dospat]] (present-day [[Bulgaria]]), who served as an Ottoman Christian auxiliary force commander, took advantage of the weakening of the Ottomans and discontent that arose concerning higher Ottoman taxation policies, and organized a revolt while [[Austria]] staged an attack on the Ottomans. [[Karposh's Rebellion]] quickly spread, resulting in the liberation of [[Kratovo, Republic of Macedonia|Kratovo]], [[Kriva Palanka]], Kumanovo, [[Kačanik]] and other towns. Then, together with the Austrian army led by Emperor [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold I]], the local Christian population fought to liberate [[Skopje]] and [[Štip]]. Later changes in the military and political situation in the Balkans had crucial downwards effect on the revolt. The Austrian army was forced to withdraw and the reinforced Ottomans attacked the rebels, taking Kriva Palanka, the rebel stronghold, and then attacked Kumanovo and its newly constructed fortress, where they captured Karposh and put him to death on the [[Stone Bridge (Skopje)|Stone Bridge]] across the Vardar. |
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Kumanovo became an urban settlement and administrative center of the region at the end of the 16th century or the beginning of the 17th century. Following the turbulent events (including the Karpoš Uprising in 1689) the city experienced a period of stagnation, and by the end of 18th century Kumanovo epitomized an Ottoman provincial town. |
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In an 1861 book [[Austrians|Austrian]] diplomat [[Johann Georg von Hahn]] stated that the town had 650 dwellings, of which 300 were Muslim and 350 were Christian Bulgarian, in addition to 30 Gypsy in the outskirts, while the total population of the town was 3,500.<ref>[[Johann Georg von Hahn]]: ''Reise von Belgrad nach Salonik''. Viena: 1861</ref> |
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The [[Kumanovo Uprising]], led by Serb district chiefs of Kumanovo and surrounding districts, was active from 20 January to 20 May 1878 (4 months). The chiefs swore oath in the local church and appealed to Prince [[Milan IV of Serbia]] to aid the uprising, and they pledged their devotion and loyalty, and union with Serbia. The rebels were finally defeated by brigadier-general [[Hafuz Pasha]]. |
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[[File:IMARO Kumanovo Seals.JPG|thumb|50px|right|IMRO Kumanovo Seals]] |
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The Skopje Revolutionary district of the [[Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization]] (IMRO) decided in 1894 that it would organize a committee in Kumanovo, which was later established in the house of Jordan Jovčev, member of the local Bulgarian school board.<ref>Николов, Борис Й. Вътрешна македоно-одринска революционна организация : Войводи и ръководители (1893-1934) Биографично-библиографски справочник. София, Издателство "Звезди", 2001. {{ISBN| 954-9514-28-5}}, с. 67.</ref> The committee included also the chief Bulgarian teacher in the town Iliya Levkov,<ref>ЦДА, ф. 246, оп.1, а.е. 211, л. 26. Списък на градските екзархийски учители в Скопската епархия през учебната 1901 – 1902 год. с означение заплатата им, бележки по тяхната деятелност и мнение какво да се прави с всекиго през идущата 1902/3 уч. година.</ref> the secretary of the Bulgarian metropolitan deputy Traiche Mitev,<ref> Николай Тодоров, Освободителната борба на българите в Македония и Одринско, 1902-1904, Наука и изкуство, 1978, стр. 209.</ref> priest Andon, his son and Bulgarian teacher Psaltir Popandontov,<ref>Пелтеков, Александър Г. Революционни дейци от Македония и Одринско. Второ допълнено издание. София, Орбел, 2014, {{ISBN| 9789544961022}}, с. 368.</ref> the merchant Zafir Tasev, elder of the Kumanovo Bulgarian community<ref>Матовъ, Д. Кратка разправия по етнографията на Македония. Периодическо списание XXXIV. София, Българско книжовно дружество, 1889. с. 682 - 683.</ref> the Bulgarian teacher Zafir Shaklev<ref>Настевъ, Хр. I-ия випускъ на Скопското българско мъѫко педагогическо училище. Илюстрация Илиндень XII (3) (113). София, Издание на Илинденската организация, мартъ 1940. с. 13.</ref> and Angel Prekodolka. They organized the assassination of Serbian priest Atanasije Petrovic.<ref>В. Илић, Српска четничка акција 1903-1912, Београд 2006, с. 48.</ref> |
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[[File:View of Kumanovo, c. 1913.png|thumb|right|200px|View of Kumanovo, c. 1913]] |
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=== First Balkan War === |
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In October 1912, during the [[First Balkan War]], [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbian]] forces under the command of [[Radomir Putnik|General Radomir Putnik]] won a decisive victory over the Ottomans north of the town. The two-day [[Battle of Kumanovo]] ended Ottoman authority in [[Vardar Macedonia]] and contributed for region's integration into Serbia, and consequently, into [[Yugoslavia]]. The entire [[Macedonia (region)|region of Macedonia]] was split in three among Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria after the [[Treaty of Bucharest (1913)|Treaty of Bucharest]] in 1913. |
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===World War II=== |
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[[File:Spomenik na NOB(Kosturnica).JPG|thumb|100px|Second World War memorial - Kosturnica]] |
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The [[NLWM|communist resistance]] in Kumanovo and [[Prilep]] began on 11 October 1941. The struggle ended with victory and formation of the Macedonian [[federated state]] within the Yugoslav Federation ([[SFRY]]). One of the famous partizans from Kumanovo was Hristijan Todorovski-Karpoš shown on the picture. After 1945 Kumanovo experienced fast economic, administrative and cultural development. |
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===Modern history=== |
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It developed economically in the late 19th century (agriculture, handcrafts and trade). Still, industrial development occurred only at the end of the [[Second World War]]. The rapid economic, administrative and cultural expansion of Kumanovo began in 1945. Today, it is a modern city with approximately 100,000 inhabitants. It was also the site of the 9 June 1999 Agreement signed between FR Yugoslav Generals and the NATO Generals about bringing in a NATO peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo called, the Kosovo Force, or KFOR ([[Kumanovo Agreement]]).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1999/06/10/MN82284.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | first1=Valerie | last1=Reitman | first2=Paul | last2=Richter | first3=John-Thor | last3=Dahlburg | title=Yugoslav, NATO Generals Sign Peace Agreement for Kosovo / Alliance will end air campaign when Serbian troops pull out | date=23 June 2011}}</ref> |
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===2001 Albanian insurgency and Inter-community relations=== |
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{{See also|2001 insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia}} |
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[[File:Juli2001Kumanovo.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A|240px|Macedonian Armed forces in July 2001 near Kumanovo]] |
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The Albanian insurgency in Macedonia first started in the mountains outskirts of [[Tetovo]] and then spread in May 2001 to the region of Kumanovo mostly to the north. The armed conflict in Kumanovo mainly resulted in a division of the educational system along ethnic lines. All the Albanian-language students left the schools and demanded new schools to be opened. Following this process there is a visible separation in the town affecting the inter-community relations. |
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[[File:Multikulti-kumanovo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Activity of the Multi-Kulti.]] |
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==== 2015 clashes ==== |
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{{Main|2015 Kumanovo clashes}} |
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A group claiming to be the National Liberation Army had claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on Kumanovo's police station in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ние стоиме зад нападот на полициските станици во Тетово и Куманово |url=http://vecer.mk/makedonija/nie-stoime-zad-napadot-na-policiskite-stanici-vo-tetovo-i-kumanovo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113045217/http://vecer.mk/makedonija/nie-stoime-zad-napadot-na-policiskite-stanici-vo-tetovo-i-kumanovo |archive-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In a new communique NLA takes the responsibility for blasts in Tetovo and Kumanovo |url=https://meta.mk/en/povtorno-kominike-od-noa-ja-prezema-odgovornosta-za-eksploziite-vo-tetovo-i-vo-kumanovo/ |website=Meta.mk |date=16 December 2014}}</ref> During a [[police raid]] on 9 May 2015, a shootout erupted between [[Police of North Macedonia|Macedonian police forces]] and an armed group.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/10/europe/macedonia-police-raid-balkan-flashpoint/ |title=Gun battles in former ethnic flashpoint in Macedonia kill 5 police officers |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=11 May 2015 |access-date=12 May 2015 |author=Vladimir Gjuzelov; Ben Brumfield}}</ref> Eight Macedonian policemen and 10 ethnic Albanians were killed, while 37 officers were wounded and hospitalized.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novinite.com/articles/168596/Macedonia+Cuts+Number+of+%E2%80%98Armed+Group%E2%80%99+Members+Killed+in+Kumanovo|title=Macedonia Cuts Number of 'Armed Group' Members Killed in Kumanovo|work=novinite.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtklive.com/?id=2&r=30831|title=Prokuroria konfirmon se në Kumanovë janë 10, jo 14 të vrarë|work=RTKlive.com}}</ref><ref name="rtklive.com">{{cite web |title=Zeka: Lista me të vrarët në Kumanovë është e pakonfirmuar |url=http://www.rtklive.com/?id=2&r=30700 |work=RTKlive.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32695909|title=Macedonia charges 30 with terrorism after Kumanovo clashes|work=BBC News|date=11 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/sixth-police-officer-dies-macedonia-clashes-001439329.html |title=NATO, EU urge 'restraint' as Macedonia clashes leave 22 dead |publisher=[[Yahoo News]] |work=[[Agence France-Presse]] |date=10 May 2015 |access-date=12 May 2015 |author=Atanasovski, Robert}}</ref> The attack ended on 10 May 2015 in an operation by the police. Thirty men were arrested and charged with [[terrorism]] by Macedonian authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/macedonia-charges-30-alleged-ethnic-albanian-militants-over-weekend-battle-that-killed-22/ |title=Macedonia charges 30 alleged ethnic Albanian militants over weekend battle that killed 22 |publisher=[[Fox News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=11 May 2015 |access-date=12 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514131302/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/11/macedonia-charges-30-alleged-ethnic-albanian-militants-over-weekend-battle-that/ |archive-date=14 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Economy== |
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The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. Agriculture and trade developed mainly in the 19th century, but the city's modern look was established after the [[Second World War]].{{cn|date=November 2024}} |
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==Infrastructure== |
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===Railway=== |
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A railway connection exists between Skopje with [[Serbia]] via Kumanovo. |
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In 2013, rehabilitation of the railway section between Kumanovo and the village of Beljakovce will commence, which is part of the ''Railway Corridor VIII'' that will connect North Macedonia with Sofia, Bulgaria and the Black Sea to the East and Tirana, Albania and the Adriatic Sea to the West. |
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===Roads=== |
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[[File:License plate of Kumanovo.svg|thumb|License plate of Kumanovo]] |
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A 40 kilometre ({{convert|40|km|abbr=off|disp=output only}}) highway exists between Skopje and Kumanovo, going near Kumanovo in the north and crossing the border with [[Serbia]]. On the section Kumanovo-Miladinovci there is a Pay tool. |
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Section of the [[Pan-European Corridor X]] was put into use in 2010 connecting Kumanovo to the border crossing Tabanovce. The {{convert|7.6|km|1|abbr=off}} highway was built for 4 years and at a cost of 15.5 million Euros. |
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Another important road goes from Kumanovo to [[Kriva Palanka]] and then to the border with [[Bulgaria]]. |
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===Air Travel=== |
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[[Skopje International Airport]] is {{convert|20|km|0|abbr=on}} south of Kumanovo. |
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The [[European route E75|E-75]] motorway is accessible from Kumanovo. |
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[[Sofia Airport]] is {{convert|190|km|0|abbr=on}} from the city and [[Thessaloniki International Airport]] is {{convert|240|km|0|abbr=on}}. |
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Near Kumanovo is [[Adzi Tepe Airport]] which is without a paved runway. |
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==Culture== |
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===Monuments and Landmarks=== |
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Kumanovo has several prehistoric monuments dating back to the prehistoric period, including: |
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*[[Gradište, Kumanovo|Gradište]], an archaeological site from the [[Bronze Age]] near the village of Pelince |
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* Near the village of Mlado Nagoričane is another interesting site dating from the period of [[Neolith]]. |
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* Near the village of Lopate is the Drezga place that represents a Roman necropolis. |
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* One of the most important sites located near the Kumanovo is the 4,000-year-old megalithic astronomical observatory of [[Kokino]], located {{convert|30|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Kumanovo and discovered in 2001. It is ranked fourth on the list of old observatories by [[NASA]]. [[File:Megalithic Observatory Kokino.jpg|thumb|alt=A|150px|Kokino]] |
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*Sculpture of [[Batko Gjorgjija]] in the city center |
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* Monument [[Chetiri Bandere Monument|Four Poles]] also located in the center of the city on the [[Nova Jugoslavija Square|main square]], |
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* [[Memorial Ossuary Kumanovo|Memorial Ossuary]] and |
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* [[House Museum of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš]]. |
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The oldest and biggest church in the town is the [[Church St. Nicholas, Kumanovo|St. Nicholas]]. There are icons from the 13th century in the church. The church represents a masterwork of [[Andreja Damjanov]], an important Macedonian renaissance architect. |
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* [[Church Holy Trinity, Kumanovo|Church Holy Trinity]] built in 1902, |
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* [[Church of St. George, Staro Nagoričane|Church of St. George]], |
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* Church of [[Church St. Petka, Kumanovo|St. Petka]] in the village of Mlado Nagoričane, |
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* the [[Karpino Monastery]], |
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* the [[Matejče Monastery|Ascension of Holy Mother]] in the village of Matejče, |
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* [[Eski Mosque, Kumanovo|Eski Mosque]] built in 1532, |
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* Monument [[Zebrnjak]], |
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* [[Kumanovska Banja]] in the village of Proevce and |
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* [[Sports Hall Sokolana]]. |
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Other landmarks are: |
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* statue of Woman Fighter, |
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buildings: |
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* Zanatski dom and |
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* Kasapski Krug |
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and |
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* [[ASNOM memorial center]] in the village [[Pelince]]. |
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===Cultural organizations=== |
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[[File:Kumanovska nošnja.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|150px|Kumanovo female folk dress]]The oldest folklore assemble in [[North Macedonia]], [[KUD "Panče Pešev"]] is placed in Kumanovo. This year the assemble is celebrating 80 years of existence. |
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Kumanovo has |
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* a library " [[Library "Tane Georgievski" Kumanovo|Tane Georgievski]] Library", |
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* [[National institution Cultural Center Trajko Prokopiev - Kumanovo|cultural center Trajko Prokopiev]], |
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* [[National institution Museum Kumanovo|museum]] and |
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* [[Theater Kumanovo|theatre]]. |
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Several painting colonies and exhibitions take place every year in Kumanovo or in nearby villages. |
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Kumanovo is distinguished by its jazz festival which features bands from all over the world. In 2002 the Macedonian bands [[Foltin]] and [[Dragan Dautovski Quartet]] performed, and in 2003 Macedonian jazz pianist [[Simon Kiselicki]] performed in his 'Beneventan Trio'. Every year Kumanovo has a "[[Days of Comedy]]" festival, sponsored by the Macedonian Ministry of Culture, featuring comedies from several Macedonian theatres and also from neighbouring Serbia and Bulgaria. Kumanovo municipality was organizing the manifestation "City of Culture 2006". |
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==Demographics== |
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===Historical=== |
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Table below showing historic demographic development according to Yugoslav and Macedonian census data: |
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'''City of Kumanovo population according to ethnic group 1948-2021<ref name="Censuses of population 1948 - 2002">[http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/pxweb2007bazi/Database/Censuses/Censuses%20of%20population%201948-2002/Censuses%20of%20population%201948-2002.asp Censuses of population 1948 - 2002] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014071758/http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/pxweb2007bazi/Database/Censuses/Censuses%20of%20population%201948-2002/Censuses%20of%20population%201948-2002.asp |date=14 October 2013 }}</ref>''' |
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|-bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |
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! rowspan="2" | Ethnic<br />group |
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! colspan="2" | census 1948 |
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! colspan="2" | census 1953 |
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! colspan="2" | census 1961 |
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! colspan="2" | census 1971 |
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! colspan="2" | census 1981 |
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! colspan="2" | census 1994 |
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! colspan="2" | census 2002 |
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! colspan="2" | census 2021 |
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| [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]] |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | 14,351 |
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| align="right" | 61.5 |
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| align="right" | 20,323 |
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| align="right" | 66.1 |
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| align="right" | 28,789 |
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| align="right" | 62.1 |
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| align="right" | 36,812 |
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| align="right" | 60.5 |
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| align="right" | 40,634 |
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| align="right" | 62.3 |
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| align="right" | 42,840 |
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| align="right" | 60.5 |
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| align="right" | 43,280 |
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| align="right" | 57.7 |
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|- |
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| [[Albanians]] |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | 951 |
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| align="right" | 4.1 |
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| align="right" | 1,893 |
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| align="right" | 6.2 |
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| align="right" | 7,827 |
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| align="right" | 16.9 |
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| align="right" | 12,997 |
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| align="right" | 21.4 |
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| align="right" | 15,612 |
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| align="right" | 23.9 |
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| align="right" | 18,277 |
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| align="right" | 25.8 |
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| align="right" | 17,685 |
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| align="right" | 23.6 |
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| [[Serbs]] |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | 1,790 |
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| align="right" | 7.7 |
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| align="right" | 2,808 |
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| align="right" | 9.1 |
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| align="right" | 3,759 |
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| align="right" | 8.1 |
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| align="right" | 4,252 |
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| align="right" | 7.0 |
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| align="right" | 5,097 |
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| align="right" | 7.8 |
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| align="right" | 4,727 |
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| align="right" | 6.7 |
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| align="right" | 4,300 |
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| align="right" | 5.7 |
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| [[Romani people|Roma]] |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | 1,861 |
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| align="right" | 8.0 |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | 3,013 |
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| align="right" | 6.5 |
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| align="right" | 4,415 |
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| align="right" | 7.3 |
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| align="right" | 2,987 |
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| align="right" | 4.6 |
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| align="right" | 4,042 |
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| align="right" | 5.7 |
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| align="right" | 2,768 |
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| align="right" | 3.7 |
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| [[Turkish people|Turks]] |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | 3,858 |
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| align="right" | 16.5 |
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| align="right" | 2,512 |
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| align="right" | 8.2 |
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| align="right" | 1,791 |
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| align="right" | 3.9 |
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| align="right" | 936 |
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| align="right" | 1.5 |
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| align="right" | 241 |
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| align="right" | 0.4 |
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| align="right" | 256 |
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| align="right" | 0.4 |
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| align="right" | 125 |
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| align="right" | 0.2 |
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| [[Vlachs]] |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | 12 |
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| align="right" | 0.1 |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | 44 |
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| align="right" | 0.1 |
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| align="right" | 85 |
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| align="right" | 0.1 |
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| align="right" | 108 |
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| align="right" | 0.2 |
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| align="right" | 88 |
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| align="right" | 0.1 |
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| [[Bosniaks]] |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | 0 |
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| align="right" | 0.0 |
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| align="right" | 0 |
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| align="right" | 0.0 |
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| align="right" | 0 |
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| align="right" | 0.0 |
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| align="right" | 0 |
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| align="right" | 0.0 |
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| align="right" | 0 |
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| align="right" | 0.0 |
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| align="right" | 14 |
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| align="right" | 0.0 |
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| align="right" | 32 |
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| align="right" | 0.0 |
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| Others |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | .. |
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| align="right" | 516 |
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| align="right" | 2.2 |
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| align="right" | 3,226 |
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| align="right" | 10.5 |
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| align="right" | 1,184 |
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| align="right" | 2.6 |
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| align="right" | 1,386 |
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| align="right" | 2.3 |
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| align="right" | 577 |
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| align="right" | 0.9 |
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| align="right" | 578 |
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| align="right" | 0.8 |
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| align="right" | 645 |
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| align="right" | 0.9 |
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| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources |
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| align="right" | 6,128 |
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| align="right" | 8.2 |
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! align="left" | Total |
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! colspan="2" | 20,242 |
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! colspan="2" | 23,339 |
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! colspan="2" | 30,762 |
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! colspan="2" | 46,363 |
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! colspan="2" | 60,842 |
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! colspan="2" | 65,233 |
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! colspan="2" | 70,842 |
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! colspan="2" | 75,051 |
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===Present-day=== |
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The population of the city of Kumanovo according to the 2002 census numbers 77,561, the majority of which are ethnic Macedonians 62.4% (48,416), with a significant minority of ethnic [[Albanians]] 23.7% (18,369) and ethnic [[Serbs of Macedonia|Serbs]] 7.4% (5,746).<ref name="Statistical Office">[http://www.stat.gov.mk/Publikacii/knigaX.pdf Macedonian census, language and religion]</ref> |
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*Macedonian, 45,306 (64.0%) |
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*Albanian, 18,283 (25.8%) |
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*Romani, 4,007 (5.7%) |
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*Serbian, 2,399 (3.4%) |
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*Turkish, 215 (0.3%) |
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*others, 632 (0.9%) |
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The religious composition of the city was the following: |
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*[[Eastern Orthodox Christians]], 46,766 (66.0%) |
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*Muslims, 22,483 (31.7%) |
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*others, 1,593 (2.3%) |
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==People== |
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==Sport== |
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{{Main| Sports in Kumanovo}} |
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[[FK Kumanovo]] is the main football team from the city and host their games at the [[Gradski Stadium Kumanovo|Kumanovo Park Stadium]]. [[KF Milano Kumanovë|Milano]] plays its games at [[Milano Arena]]. [[KF Goblen]] has played in the [[Macedonian Second Football League]] and [[FK Karpoš 93]] in the [[Macedonian Regional Leagues|OFS Kumanovo First Division]]. |
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Macedonian National Football Team played friendly match with [[Egypt]] in Kumanovo on 29 September 1998. The game took place at [[Gradski Stadium Kumanovo]] and the scorers for Macedonian team were [[Srgjan Zaharievski]] and [[Dževdet Šainovski]]. The match ended 2:2. |
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[[RK Kumanovo]] is the handball club that currently competes in the [[Macedonian Handball Super League]]. They won the first ever [[Macedonian Handball Cup]] back in 1992–93. |
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Also, Kumanovo is recognized as a box school center, with few names emerged as famous in the 20th century, with [[Ace Rusevski]] and [[Redžep Redžepovski]] as a leading names. |
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==Media== |
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===Telecommunication operators=== |
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*{{flagdeco|Mexico}} [[A1 Macedonia]] ([[América Móvil]]) |
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*{{flagdeco|Macedonia}} [[Green Mobile]] |
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*{{flagdeco|Macedonia}} IP Systems |
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*{{flagdeco|Macedonia}} K-Net |
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*{{flagdeco|UK}} [[Lycamobile]] |
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*{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Makedonski Telekom]] ([[Deutsche Telekom]]) |
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*{{flagdeco|Serbia}} [[Mtel (North Macedonia)|Mtel]] ([[Telekom Srbija]]) |
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*{{flagdeco|Macedonia}} Multimedia Net |
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*{{flagdeco|Macedonia}} [[Telekabel]] |
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*{{flagdeco|Serbia}} [[TotalTV|Total TV]] ([[Serbia Broadband|SBB]]) |
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===TV Stations=== |
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* '''[[TV Plus]]''' {{in lang|mk}} |
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* '''[[TV Festa|Festa]]''' {{in lang|sq}} |
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* '''Hana''' {{in lang|sq}} (Closed) |
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* '''[[TV Nova (Kumanovo, Macedonia)|Nova]]''' {{in lang|mk}} (Closed) |
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* '''KTL''' {{in lang|mk}} (Closed) |
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* '''[[TV Kumanovo|RTK]]''' {{in lang|mk}} (Closed) |
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* '''[[K3 Television|K3]]''', [[Northeastern Statistical Region|Regional]], HQ in Kumanovo, {{in lang|mk}} (Closed) |
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* '''[[TV KRT Dalga, Kumanovo|KRT]]''' {{in lang|mk}} (Closed) |
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===Radio stations=== |
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*Radio Bum {{in lang|mk}} |
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*Radio Bravo {{in lang|mk}} |
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*Jehona 103.5 FM {{in lang|sq}} |
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*City FM {{in lang|mk}} (Closed) |
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===Newspapers=== |
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* [[Ploshtad newspaper]] (closed) |
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* [[Nash Vesnik]] (closed) |
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* Dedo Ivan (closed) |
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* Oktobris (closed) |
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==Gallery== |
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File:Spomenik na Revolucijata.JPG|Monument of the Revolution |
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File:Batko Gjorgjija monument in the square of Kumanovo.JPG|Batko Gjorgjija monument in the square of Kumanovo |
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File:Kumanovo railway station.jpg|Kumanovo railway station |
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Kumanovo.JPG|Kumanovo at night |
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Bislim.jpg|Bislim near Kumanovo |
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File:Megalithic Observatory Kokino.jpg|Megalithic Observatory Kokino |
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File:Collective residential area in Kumanovo, Macedonia.JPG|Collective residential area in Kumanovo |
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File:View_of_St._Nikola_church_in_Kumanovo.JPG|St. Nikola, main church in Kumanovo |
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File:Skachkovce_04.JPG|Road near Skačkovce |
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File:Factory in Kumanovo.JPG|Factory in Kumanovo |
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File:Osloboduvanje na Kumanovo, 1944.jpg|Celebration welcoming the heads of NOV and POM, at liberation of Kumanovo. (11 November 1944) |
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File:River Pchinja near v.Vojnik, Staro Nagorichane.JPG|River Pchinja near v.Vojnik |
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==Diplomatic missions== |
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{{ROM}} Honorary Consulate<ref>[http://www.mae.ro/en/node/19204 mae.ro Consulatul Onorific al României la Kumanovo] ''Retrieved 19.05.2015''</ref> |
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==Twin towns – sister cities== |
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{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in North Macedonia}} |
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Kumanovo is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Службен гласник на Општина Куманово|url=https://kumanovo.gov.mk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/%d0%a1%d0%bb%d1%83%d0%b6%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d0%b3%d0%bb%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba-%d0%b1%d1%80.-10-2019-%d0%b3..pdf|publisher=Kumanovo|page=615 (11)|language=mk|date=26 September 2019|access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> |
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*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Banja Luka]], Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bijeljina]], Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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*{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Câmpina]], Romania |
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*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Çorlu]], Turkey |
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*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Čukarica|Čukarica (Belgrade)]], Serbia |
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*{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Gabrovo Municipality|Gabrovo]], Bulgaria |
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*{{flagicon|KOS}} [[Gjilan]], Kosovo<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haziri e Damianovski vlerësojnë se Gjilani e Kumanova janë shembulli më i mirë i bashkëpunimit ndërkufitar|url=https://kk.rks-gov.net/gjilan/news/haziri-e-damianovski-vleresojne-se-gjilani-e-kumanova-jane-shembulli-me-i-mire-i-bashkepunimit-nderkufitar/|access-date=2021-09-13|website=kk.rks-gov.net|language=sq-AL}}</ref> |
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*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Gornji Milanovac]], Serbia |
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*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Leskovac]], Serbia |
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*{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Nikšić Municipality|Nikšić]], Montenegro |
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*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Novi Sad]], Serbia |
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*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Pančevo]], Serbia |
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*{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Plovdiv]], Bulgaria |
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*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Vranje]], Serbia |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of mayors of Kumanovo]] |
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*[[Kumanovo dialect]] |
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*[[Kumanovo Municipality]] |
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*[[Buildings and Structures in Kumanovo]] |
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*[[Coat of arms of Kumanovo]] |
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*[[Kumani (supporter group)|Kumani]] |
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*[[Kumanovo Prison]] |
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*[[Timeline of Kumanovo]] |
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*[[Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo]] |
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*[[Muftiship of Kumanovo]] |
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==References== |
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===Sources=== |
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*{{cite book | author= Srpsko geografsko društvo | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-yUXAQAAMAAJ | title= Glasnik 52 | publisher= Srpsko geografsko društvo | year= 1972 | language= sr }} |
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*{{cite book | author= Историско друштво НР Србије | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=vSMKAQAAIAAJ | script-title=sr:Историски гласник | publisher= Научна књига | year=1951 | language= sr }} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.kumanovo.gov.mk Official Web Site of Kumanovo] |
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*[http://kumanovskimuabeti.mk/ Kumanovo daily news] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041209070912/http://faq.macedonia.org/travel/cities/kumanovo.html Kumanovo FAQ] |
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*[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=10539 Kokino megalithic observatory] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070606001443/http://www.mymacedonia.net/kokino/kokino.htm Kokino ancient observatory] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060225031609/http://www.culture.in.mk/story.asp?id=4472 Kumanovo jazz festival] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080419110022/http://www.kumanova.com.mk/ Web Site of Kumanovo] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120403105008/http://kumani.mk/ Kumani Zapad] |
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* [http://www.aim-ng.com/news/eng/mak/art-mak00000053.htm] Narcotics in Kumanovo |
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* [http://www.antiwar.com/orig/deliso64.html] Terrorism in Kumanovo |
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* [http://faq.macedonia.org/travel/cities/kumanovo.html] Kumanovo FAQ |
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 3 December 2024
Kumanovo
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Nickname: Kumanovska Republika (Kumanovo Republic) | |
Location of Kumanovo within North Macedonia | |
Coordinates: 42°08′09″N 21°43′05″E / 42.13583°N 21.71806°E | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Northeastern |
Municipality | Kumanovo |
Founded | 1096 |
Incorporated | 1519 |
Named for | tribe Cumans |
Government | |
• Type | Town Assembly |
• Mayor | Maksim Dimitrievski (ZNAM) |
• Town Council | Members
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Area | |
• Town | 509.48 km2 (196.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Town | 75,051 |
• Density | 207.04/km2 (536.2/sq mi) |
• Metro | 98,104 |
Demonym | Kumanovec Kumanovar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Postal codes | 1300 |
Area code | +389 (0) 31 |
Car plates | KU |
Patron saints | St. George[1] |
Date of Liberation | 11 November 1945 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | kumanovo |
Kumanovo (Macedonian: Куманово [kuˈmanɔvɔ] ⓘ; Albanian: Kumanovë, Albanian definite form: Kumanova; also known by other alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the largest municipality in the country. Kumanovo lies 340 metres (1,115 feet) above sea level and is surrounded by the Karadag part of Skopska Crna Gora mountain on its western side, Gradištanska mountain on its southern side, and Mangovica and German mountain on the Eastern side. Skopje airport also serves Kumanovo.
It has many historical sites. One of the most important sites is the 4,000-year-old megalithic astronomical observatory of Kokino, located 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Kumanovo and discovered in 2001. It is ranked fourth on the list of old observatories by NASA.
In 1912, during the First Balkan War, Serbian forces won a decisive victory over the Ottomans north of the town. The two-day Battle of Kumanovo ended Ottoman authority in Vardar Macedonia which contributed to the region's integration into Serbia, and consequently, into Yugoslavia. The entire region of Macedonia was split in three among Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria after the Treaty of Bucharest in 1913.
The rapid economic, administrative and cultural expansion of Kumanovo began in 1945. It was the site of the 9 June 1999 Agreement signed between FR Yugoslav Generals and the NATO Generals about bringing in a NATO peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo called, the Kosovo Force, or KFOR (Kumanovo Agreement). The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. It is internationally known for a jazz festival hosting bands from all over the world.
Etymology
[edit]The name of the city in Macedonian, Serbian and Bulgarian is Kumanovo (Куманово). The name in Albanian is Kumanovë or Kumanova. Kumanovo is known as Cumanuva in Aromanian.[2] Kumanovo derives from the name of the Cumans, a western branch of Kipchaks, the tribe that settled in the area in the early 12th century.[3][4][5]
Geography
[edit]Kumanovo is situated in the northeastern part of North Macedonia, near the capital city of Skopje. The coordinates of the city are approximately 42°05'N and 21°40'E. Kumanovo lies 340 metres (1,115 feet) above sea level and is surrounded by
- the Karadag part of Skopska Crna Gora mountain on its western side,
- Gradištanska mountain on its southern side, and
- Mangovica and German mountain on the Eastern side.
Skopje airport also serves Kumanovo.
Climate
[edit]Kumanovo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) with warm to hot summers and chilly winters. Precipitation is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.
Climate data for Kumanovo | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) |
35 (1.4) |
38 (1.5) |
42 (1.7) |
59 (2.3) |
49 (1.9) |
38 (1.5) |
32 (1.3) |
38 (1.5) |
45 (1.8) |
55 (2.2) |
48 (1.9) |
517 (20.5) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[6] |
Neighbourhoods
[edit]- Goce Delčev,
- Zelen Rid,
- Pero Čičo (Banevo Trlo),
- Karpoš (Rajkova Kuka),
- Ajdučka Češma,
- Sokolana,
- Igo Tričkovik (Pukovsko),
- Vera Kotorka (Dobrošane),
- Bedinje,
- Jane Sandanski (Babin Dol),
- Sredorek.
Streets
[edit]- Oktomvriska Revolucija,
- Gorče Petrov,
- Treta Makedonska Udarna Brigada,
- Goce Delčev,
- Narodna Revolucija,
- Nikola Tesla,
- Leninova,
- 11 Oktomvri,
- Moša Pijade,
- Ivo Lola Ribar,
- Srbo Tomovik,
- Tode Mendol,
- Karaorman
- Pero Čičo,
- Esperanto,
- Bajram Shabani,
- Franc Rozman.
- Straso Pindjur
Old neighborhoods
[edit]Most old neighborhood consist of shops and very few houses.
Veleshka Maalo (or Veleshko Maalo) is an old neighbourhood of Kumanovo. The name comes from the merchants from the town of Veles, who passed through the neighbourhood to sell their products by the rivers Vardar and Pchinja, and the Konjarinja villages Studena, Bara and Krasta. The main street, which today is named Narodna Revolucija, was their shortest way to the center of the city.
Karapsko maalo was located across today's south side of Goce Delchev High School through to the end of Mosha Pijade street. The name of the neighborhood came from the Ottomans. Every house in the neighborhood had a yard; neighboring yard were connected with doors, used by anyone chased by the Ottomans. Macedonians, komits and revolutionaries used this scheme to escape to the towns outskirts and the town itself. The Ottomans called it the dark or the secret neighborhood.
Also,
- Varoš maalo,
- Endek maalo,
- Muhamedbegovo maalo,
- Ortabunar maalo,
- Bedinsko maalo,
- Novo maalo,
- Lipkovsko maalo,
- Teke maalo,
- Tatar maalo and
- Muandzisko maalo,
- Sokolana maalo.
Endek maalo was placed across today's city hall on two banks of the former river of Serava.
Old streets
[edit]- Opančarsko sokače,
- Nagorički sokak,
- Proevski sokak,
- Veleški sokak,
- Romanovski sokak,
- Ukumat sokak and
- Vranjsko Dzade.
Military installations
[edit]The military base Boro Menkov[7] is one of the military installations of ARM in Kumanovo. The base was established by the JNA.
MB Hristijan Todorovski Karposh is the second base in Kumanovo, it was also established by the JNA and was inherited by the ARM. Today, part of the installation is converted into a university,[8] and another part was inherited by the Ministry of Interior.[9] There was an idea of turning the base into an economic industrial zone.[10]
In Kumanovo's Elezov kamen area there is also a Military Warehouse Base that operates today.
Police station
[edit]Kumanovo has a police station, under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The current police chief is Stojanče Veličkovikj.[11]
History
[edit]Prehistory
[edit]The area boasts several prehistoric settlements, among which are
- the Kostoperska Karpa,
- the Bronze Age Gradiste near the village of Pelince,
- the Neolithic site of Mlado Nagoričane,
- the Iron Age tumulus Groblje at Vojnik,
- the Roman Necropolis Drezga of Lopate, and
- the Roman Settlement Vicianus at village of Klečovce.
Middle Ages
[edit]The first written mentioning of the individual modern villages of the Kumanovo region originate in the 14th century. These are, for the most part, found in Serbian charters:
- of King Stefan Milutin,
- Emperor Stefan Dušan,
- Sevastokrator Dejan,
- Jevdokija Dejanović, and Dejan's sons,
- Jovan and
- Konstantin.
In this time, the Kumanovo region (old Žegligovo) received its geographical location and certain settlement picture.[12]
According to a charter of the monastery of Arhiljevica dated 1355, sevastokrator Dejan held a major domain (oblast) east of Skopska Crna Gora. It included the old župe (counties) of Žegligovo and Preševo (modern Kumanovo region with Sredorek and Kozjačija).[13]
Ottoman period
[edit]The town was mentioned in 1530 according to registry of Turkish Devlet Arşivleri as a village in Nogoriçe town, within Kaza of İştip. It was founded by Turkish colonists from Asia Minor and initially was settled by Turks and later by Muslim Albanians. Slavic population entered the town in the late 18th century but its number rose just during early 19th century.[14] Evliya Çelebi described it in 1660–61: "The colony of Kumanovo is situated on the territory of the Skopje sanjak and represents one county. The city is embellished with many rivers and 600 tile-roofs houses. The mosque in the downtown is beautiful, there are tekke, madrassa, hammam, a number of shops and water mills; and the climate is pleasant and agreeable. There are many vineyards and gardens".[15]
In 1689, Karposh, a brigand commander in the region of Dospat (present-day Bulgaria), who served as an Ottoman Christian auxiliary force commander, took advantage of the weakening of the Ottomans and discontent that arose concerning higher Ottoman taxation policies, and organized a revolt while Austria staged an attack on the Ottomans. Karposh's Rebellion quickly spread, resulting in the liberation of Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Kumanovo, Kačanik and other towns. Then, together with the Austrian army led by Emperor Leopold I, the local Christian population fought to liberate Skopje and Štip. Later changes in the military and political situation in the Balkans had crucial downwards effect on the revolt. The Austrian army was forced to withdraw and the reinforced Ottomans attacked the rebels, taking Kriva Palanka, the rebel stronghold, and then attacked Kumanovo and its newly constructed fortress, where they captured Karposh and put him to death on the Stone Bridge across the Vardar.
Kumanovo became an urban settlement and administrative center of the region at the end of the 16th century or the beginning of the 17th century. Following the turbulent events (including the Karpoš Uprising in 1689) the city experienced a period of stagnation, and by the end of 18th century Kumanovo epitomized an Ottoman provincial town.
In an 1861 book Austrian diplomat Johann Georg von Hahn stated that the town had 650 dwellings, of which 300 were Muslim and 350 were Christian Bulgarian, in addition to 30 Gypsy in the outskirts, while the total population of the town was 3,500.[16]
The Kumanovo Uprising, led by Serb district chiefs of Kumanovo and surrounding districts, was active from 20 January to 20 May 1878 (4 months). The chiefs swore oath in the local church and appealed to Prince Milan IV of Serbia to aid the uprising, and they pledged their devotion and loyalty, and union with Serbia. The rebels were finally defeated by brigadier-general Hafuz Pasha.
The Skopje Revolutionary district of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) decided in 1894 that it would organize a committee in Kumanovo, which was later established in the house of Jordan Jovčev, member of the local Bulgarian school board.[17] The committee included also the chief Bulgarian teacher in the town Iliya Levkov,[18] the secretary of the Bulgarian metropolitan deputy Traiche Mitev,[19] priest Andon, his son and Bulgarian teacher Psaltir Popandontov,[20] the merchant Zafir Tasev, elder of the Kumanovo Bulgarian community[21] the Bulgarian teacher Zafir Shaklev[22] and Angel Prekodolka. They organized the assassination of Serbian priest Atanasije Petrovic.[23]
First Balkan War
[edit]In October 1912, during the First Balkan War, Serbian forces under the command of General Radomir Putnik won a decisive victory over the Ottomans north of the town. The two-day Battle of Kumanovo ended Ottoman authority in Vardar Macedonia and contributed for region's integration into Serbia, and consequently, into Yugoslavia. The entire region of Macedonia was split in three among Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria after the Treaty of Bucharest in 1913.
World War II
[edit]The communist resistance in Kumanovo and Prilep began on 11 October 1941. The struggle ended with victory and formation of the Macedonian federated state within the Yugoslav Federation (SFRY). One of the famous partizans from Kumanovo was Hristijan Todorovski-Karpoš shown on the picture. After 1945 Kumanovo experienced fast economic, administrative and cultural development.
Modern history
[edit]It developed economically in the late 19th century (agriculture, handcrafts and trade). Still, industrial development occurred only at the end of the Second World War. The rapid economic, administrative and cultural expansion of Kumanovo began in 1945. Today, it is a modern city with approximately 100,000 inhabitants. It was also the site of the 9 June 1999 Agreement signed between FR Yugoslav Generals and the NATO Generals about bringing in a NATO peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo called, the Kosovo Force, or KFOR (Kumanovo Agreement).[24]
2001 Albanian insurgency and Inter-community relations
[edit]The Albanian insurgency in Macedonia first started in the mountains outskirts of Tetovo and then spread in May 2001 to the region of Kumanovo mostly to the north. The armed conflict in Kumanovo mainly resulted in a division of the educational system along ethnic lines. All the Albanian-language students left the schools and demanded new schools to be opened. Following this process there is a visible separation in the town affecting the inter-community relations.
2015 clashes
[edit]A group claiming to be the National Liberation Army had claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on Kumanovo's police station in December 2014.[25][26] During a police raid on 9 May 2015, a shootout erupted between Macedonian police forces and an armed group.[27] Eight Macedonian policemen and 10 ethnic Albanians were killed, while 37 officers were wounded and hospitalized.[28][29][30][31][32] The attack ended on 10 May 2015 in an operation by the police. Thirty men were arrested and charged with terrorism by Macedonian authorities.[33]
Economy
[edit]The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. Agriculture and trade developed mainly in the 19th century, but the city's modern look was established after the Second World War.[citation needed]
Infrastructure
[edit]Railway
[edit]A railway connection exists between Skopje with Serbia via Kumanovo.
In 2013, rehabilitation of the railway section between Kumanovo and the village of Beljakovce will commence, which is part of the Railway Corridor VIII that will connect North Macedonia with Sofia, Bulgaria and the Black Sea to the East and Tirana, Albania and the Adriatic Sea to the West.
Roads
[edit]A 40 kilometre (25 miles) highway exists between Skopje and Kumanovo, going near Kumanovo in the north and crossing the border with Serbia. On the section Kumanovo-Miladinovci there is a Pay tool.
Section of the Pan-European Corridor X was put into use in 2010 connecting Kumanovo to the border crossing Tabanovce. The 7.6 kilometres (4.7 miles) highway was built for 4 years and at a cost of 15.5 million Euros.
Another important road goes from Kumanovo to Kriva Palanka and then to the border with Bulgaria.
Air Travel
[edit]Skopje International Airport is 20 km (12 mi) south of Kumanovo.
The E-75 motorway is accessible from Kumanovo.
Sofia Airport is 190 km (118 mi) from the city and Thessaloniki International Airport is 240 km (149 mi).
Near Kumanovo is Adzi Tepe Airport which is without a paved runway.
Culture
[edit]Monuments and Landmarks
[edit]Kumanovo has several prehistoric monuments dating back to the prehistoric period, including:
- Gradište, an archaeological site from the Bronze Age near the village of Pelince
- Near the village of Mlado Nagoričane is another interesting site dating from the period of Neolith.
- Near the village of Lopate is the Drezga place that represents a Roman necropolis.
- One of the most important sites located near the Kumanovo is the 4,000-year-old megalithic astronomical observatory of Kokino, located 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Kumanovo and discovered in 2001. It is ranked fourth on the list of old observatories by NASA.
- Sculpture of Batko Gjorgjija in the city center
- Monument Four Poles also located in the center of the city on the main square,
- Memorial Ossuary and
- House Museum of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš.
The oldest and biggest church in the town is the St. Nicholas. There are icons from the 13th century in the church. The church represents a masterwork of Andreja Damjanov, an important Macedonian renaissance architect.
- Church Holy Trinity built in 1902,
- Church of St. George,
- Church of St. Petka in the village of Mlado Nagoričane,
- the Karpino Monastery,
- the Ascension of Holy Mother in the village of Matejče,
- Eski Mosque built in 1532,
- Monument Zebrnjak,
- Kumanovska Banja in the village of Proevce and
- Sports Hall Sokolana.
Other landmarks are:
- statue of Woman Fighter,
buildings:
- Zanatski dom and
- Kasapski Krug
and
- ASNOM memorial center in the village Pelince.
Cultural organizations
[edit]The oldest folklore assemble in North Macedonia, KUD "Panče Pešev" is placed in Kumanovo. This year the assemble is celebrating 80 years of existence.
Kumanovo has
- a library " Tane Georgievski Library",
- cultural center Trajko Prokopiev,
- museum and
- theatre.
Several painting colonies and exhibitions take place every year in Kumanovo or in nearby villages.
Kumanovo is distinguished by its jazz festival which features bands from all over the world. In 2002 the Macedonian bands Foltin and Dragan Dautovski Quartet performed, and in 2003 Macedonian jazz pianist Simon Kiselicki performed in his 'Beneventan Trio'. Every year Kumanovo has a "Days of Comedy" festival, sponsored by the Macedonian Ministry of Culture, featuring comedies from several Macedonian theatres and also from neighbouring Serbia and Bulgaria. Kumanovo municipality was organizing the manifestation "City of Culture 2006".
Demographics
[edit]Historical
[edit]Table below showing historic demographic development according to Yugoslav and Macedonian census data:
Ethnic group |
census 1948 | census 1953 | census 1961 | census 1971 | census 1981 | census 1994 | census 2002 | census 2021 | ||||||||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Macedonians | .. | .. | 14,351 | 61.5 | 20,323 | 66.1 | 28,789 | 62.1 | 36,812 | 60.5 | 40,634 | 62.3 | 42,840 | 60.5 | 43,280 | 57.7 |
Albanians | .. | .. | 951 | 4.1 | 1,893 | 6.2 | 7,827 | 16.9 | 12,997 | 21.4 | 15,612 | 23.9 | 18,277 | 25.8 | 17,685 | 23.6 |
Serbs | .. | .. | 1,790 | 7.7 | 2,808 | 9.1 | 3,759 | 8.1 | 4,252 | 7.0 | 5,097 | 7.8 | 4,727 | 6.7 | 4,300 | 5.7 |
Roma | .. | .. | 1,861 | 8.0 | .. | .. | 3,013 | 6.5 | 4,415 | 7.3 | 2,987 | 4.6 | 4,042 | 5.7 | 2,768 | 3.7 |
Turks | .. | .. | 3,858 | 16.5 | 2,512 | 8.2 | 1,791 | 3.9 | 936 | 1.5 | 241 | 0.4 | 256 | 0.4 | 125 | 0.2 |
Vlachs | .. | .. | 12 | 0.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44 | 0.1 | 85 | 0.1 | 108 | 0.2 | 88 | 0.1 |
Bosniaks | .. | .. | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 32 | 0.0 |
Others | .. | .. | 516 | 2.2 | 3,226 | 10.5 | 1,184 | 2.6 | 1,386 | 2.3 | 577 | 0.9 | 578 | 0.8 | 645 | 0.9 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 6,128 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 20,242 | 23,339 | 30,762 | 46,363 | 60,842 | 65,233 | 70,842 | 75,051 |
Present-day
[edit]The population of the city of Kumanovo according to the 2002 census numbers 77,561, the majority of which are ethnic Macedonians 62.4% (48,416), with a significant minority of ethnic Albanians 23.7% (18,369) and ethnic Serbs 7.4% (5,746).[35]
The most common mother tongues in the city were the following:
- Macedonian, 45,306 (64.0%)
- Albanian, 18,283 (25.8%)
- Romani, 4,007 (5.7%)
- Serbian, 2,399 (3.4%)
- Turkish, 215 (0.3%)
- others, 632 (0.9%)
The religious composition of the city was the following:
- Eastern Orthodox Christians, 46,766 (66.0%)
- Muslims, 22,483 (31.7%)
- others, 1,593 (2.3%)
People
[edit]Sport
[edit]FK Kumanovo is the main football team from the city and host their games at the Kumanovo Park Stadium. Milano plays its games at Milano Arena. KF Goblen has played in the Macedonian Second Football League and FK Karpoš 93 in the OFS Kumanovo First Division.
Macedonian National Football Team played friendly match with Egypt in Kumanovo on 29 September 1998. The game took place at Gradski Stadium Kumanovo and the scorers for Macedonian team were Srgjan Zaharievski and Dževdet Šainovski. The match ended 2:2.
RK Kumanovo is the handball club that currently competes in the Macedonian Handball Super League. They won the first ever Macedonian Handball Cup back in 1992–93.
Also, Kumanovo is recognized as a box school center, with few names emerged as famous in the 20th century, with Ace Rusevski and Redžep Redžepovski as a leading names.
Media
[edit]Telecommunication operators
[edit]- A1 Macedonia (América Móvil)
- Green Mobile
- IP Systems
- K-Net
- Lycamobile
- Makedonski Telekom (Deutsche Telekom)
- Mtel (Telekom Srbija)
- Multimedia Net
- Telekabel
- Total TV (SBB)
TV Stations
[edit]Radio stations
[edit]- Radio Bum (in Macedonian)
- Radio Bravo (in Macedonian)
- Jehona 103.5 FM (in Albanian)
- City FM (in Macedonian) (Closed)
Newspapers
[edit]- Ploshtad newspaper (closed)
- Nash Vesnik (closed)
- Dedo Ivan (closed)
- Oktobris (closed)
Gallery
[edit]-
Monument of the Revolution
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Batko Gjorgjija monument in the square of Kumanovo
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Kumanovo railway station
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Kumanovo at night
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Bislim near Kumanovo
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Megalithic Observatory Kokino
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Collective residential area in Kumanovo
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St. Nikola, main church in Kumanovo
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Road near Skačkovce
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Factory in Kumanovo
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Celebration welcoming the heads of NOV and POM, at liberation of Kumanovo. (11 November 1944)
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River Pchinja near v.Vojnik
Diplomatic missions
[edit]Romania Honorary Consulate[36]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]- Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Câmpina, Romania
- Çorlu, Turkey
- Čukarica (Belgrade), Serbia
- Gabrovo, Bulgaria
- Gjilan, Kosovo[38]
- Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
- Leskovac, Serbia
- Nikšić, Montenegro
- Novi Sad, Serbia
- Pančevo, Serbia
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Vranje, Serbia
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