A4 Motorway (North Macedonia)
The A4 motorway connects Kosovo with Skopje and continues southeast towards Štip, Radoviš, and Strumica, eventually reaching the border with Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ... near Novo Selo. The 47 km stretch from Miladinovci to Štip was completed in late 2018, while the works on the Skopje - Blace (Kosovo border) section will begin in 2020. Further south-east from Štip to Radovis, there is an express road under construction, which could potentially be upgraded to a motorway in the future. See also * Motorways in North Macedonia References {{NorthMacedonia-road-stub Motorways in North Macedonia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Europe. It lies at the centre of the Balkans. Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008, and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 101 member states of the United Nations. It is bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo is dominated by the vast plains and fields of Dukagjini and Kosovo field. The Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast, respectively. Its capital and largest city is Pristina. In classical antiquity, the central tribe which emerged in the territory of Kosovo were Dardani, who formed an independent polity known as th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; remains of Neolithic settlements have been found within the old Kale Fortress that overlooks the modern city centre. Originally a Paeonian city, Scupi became the capital of Dardania in the second century BC. On the eve of the 1st century AD, the settlement was seized by the Romans and became a military camp. When the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western halves in 395 AD, Scupi came under Byzantine rule from Constantinople. During much of the early medieval period, the town was contested between the Byzantines and the Bulgarian Empire, whose capital it was between 972 and 992. From 1282, the town was part of the Serbian Empire, and acted as its capital city from 1346 to 1371. In 1392, Skopje was conquered by the Ottoman Turks ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Štip
Štip ( mk, Штип ) is the largest urban agglomeration in the eastern part of North Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities. As of the 2002 census, the city of Štip had a population of about 43,652.Macedonian Census (2002) ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion'' The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 196. Štip is the largest textile production center in the country. It is the center of the fashion industry in North Macedonia, as well as the site of the sole public university in eastern North Macedonia, Goce Delčev University of Štip. The city of Štip is the seat of Štip Municipality. Name The name Astibos is mentioned first by the ancient historian Polyaenus in 2nd century BC, who notes that Paeonian kings did ritualistic bathing in the Astibo / Brigantium (today: Bregalnica) river, as a coronation ritual. Astibo is also mar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Radoviš
Radoviš ( mk, Радовиш ) is a city in the southeastern part of North Macedonia. It is the second largest city in the southeastern region. The city is the seat of Radoviš Municipality, which is spread on the bottom of Plačkovica Mountain and the northern part of the Radoviš-Strumica valley. The main road M6 Štip–Radoviš-Strumica is tangentially placed on the township of Radoviš. This road is a main communication route with other parts of the country. History The town of Radoviš was mentioned for the first time in 1019 during the reign of the Byzantine King Basil II (which was the name of the town during the Middle Ages). At this time in history, Radoviš is an important center for regional trade, craftsmanship and mining. At that time, the town was located in the North-West of the town's present location, on the banks of the Old river, where we can find traces of several churches, for example ''St. Archangel church''. In the 14th century, after the withdrawal of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Strumica
Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF) in southeastern , near the border crossing with . About 55,000 people live in the region surrounding the city. It is named after the Strumica River which runs through it. The city of Strumica is the seat of [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of , and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture, which dates back to 6,500 BC. In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs. The Bulgars, led by Asp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Novo Selo (Novo Selo)
Novo Selo ( mk, , tr, Yeniköy, Greek Neochòrion, Νεοχώριον) is a large village in the southeastern part of North Macedonia. It is the administrative centre of the eponymous municipality. Located in the valley of the Strumica River 9 km from the Bulgarian border, and close to border with Greece, it has a population of 2,756 . Novo Selo lies, 238 m above sea level. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,756 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002) ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion'' The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 146. * Macedonians 2,726 *Serbs 11 *Romani 3 * Bosniaks 2 *Others 14 Bulgarian military cemetery The Bulgarian military cemetery near Novo Selo is the final resting place of 71 Bulgarian military men of the 2nd Infantry Thracian Division and the 11th Infantry Macedonian Division who perished during the First and S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miladinovci
Miladinovci ( mk, Миладиновци) is a village in the Ilinden Municipality of North Macedonia. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1276 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002) ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion'' The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 107. * Macedonians 1159 *Turks 2 *Serbs 34 *Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ... 62 *Others 19 References Villages in Ilinden Municipality {{Ilinden-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blace
Blace ( sr-cyr, Блаце, ) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of the southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 5,253, while population of the municipality is 11,754. History In the Expulsion of the Albanians during 1877 and 1878, many Albanians were forced to leave Blace and its surroundings and became muhaxhirs. Settlements that Albanians left include: Alabana, Barbatovac with 17 Albanian houses, Blace with 35 Albanian houses, Gornja Draguša with 75 Albanian houses, Donja Draguša, Mala Draguša with 64 Albanian houses, Gornje Grgure, Donje Grgure with 83 Albanian houses, Džepnica with 7 Albanian houses, Đurevac with 3 Albanian houses, Gornja Jošanica with 70 Albanian houses, Donja Jošanica with 16 Albanian houses, Kačapor, Kutlovac with 35 Albanian houses, Međuhana with 41 Albanian houses, Muzaće with 42 Albanian houses, Popova with 27 Albanian houses, Prebreza with 36 Albanian houses, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Motorways In North Macedonia
The motorways in North Macedonia are called ''avtopat'' () and the name, like its translation in most languages, simply means ''auto road''. The system has inherited some from the former Yugoslavia, although new sections have been completely built in the recent years. Pay-tolls ( Macedonian: ''patarini'') remain in place and the speed limit is . The total length of the motorway network as of December 2020 is 317 km, with extra 57 km being under construction. The works on the first couple kilometers of the motorway from Skopje to Kosovo's border started in 2020, while the Gostivar-Kicevo section is expected to start in 2022. Also there are plans to extend the A2 motorway from Trebenista to Kjafasan making a motorway connection to the border with Albania. Furthermore, most stretches of the existing network have been reconstructed, so overall the Macedonian motorways are in decent shape The highways were originally marked with yellow-colour hard shoulder lines and some o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |