Strumica
Strumica (Macedonian/Bulgarian: Струмица, Greek: Στρώμνιτσα Stromnitsa, Turkish: Usturumca) is a city of about 55,000 people in southeastern Republic of Macedonia. There are about 150,000 people living in the region surrounding the city. The city is named after the Strumica river which runs through it.
The region was a part of the Byzantine, medieval Bulgarian, and the Ottoman empires. During the First Balkan War the city was liberated from the Turks and for some six years became an integral part of Bulgaria. Following Bulgaria's defeat in World War I, under the 1919 Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine Bulgaria was forced to give Strumica to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, later to be called Yugoslavia. Following the World War II, Strumica remained in Yugoslavia and in 1945 became a part of the newly established Federative People's Republic of Macedonia. This federal republic remained in Yugoslavia until 1991, when it declared its independence as "The Republic of Macedonia".
In present days Strumica is the main agricultural center in the Republic of Macedonia, has many textil factories and developed trade network. Large percent of goods produced in Strumica are used for export in other cities in the Republic of Macedonia and in some European Union countries. Strumica is therefore on of the richest area in the Republic of Macedonia. Strumica is developing into modern city and expanding its infrastructure last few years. The improvement of infrastructure is determined also by Strumica's geographic position (some 20 kilometers from Bulgaria and 45 kilometers from Greece).
The population od Strumica is mainly consist of Macedonians (about 93%), Romas (about 2%), Turks (about 3%) and others (about 2%) The city of Strumica has 4 primary schools, 3 high schools, 1 faculty (Agricultural faculty that is part of Sveti Kiril & Metodij University in Skopje).
The new local council and mayor was elected in 2004. The mayor of Strumica is Mr.Zoran Zaev. Strumica is the home town of talented football player Goran Pandev that is curently playing for SS Lazio from Rome, Italy.
Strumica is also famous for its night life and international event called Strumica Carnival. link title link title link title link title
Main football clubs are Belasica and Tiverija. Also there is a large number of basketball fans in Strumica. Main basketball club today is KK Strumica 2005 with its Sport Director Mr.Mile Milanovic and President Mr.Panajotis Karapiperis.
There are 3 private local TV stations operating in Strumica: TV kanal VIS, INTEL Televizija and TV Strumica and also 1 Cabel TV operator - KABEL-NET
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