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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] |
Avtopat
The following is a summary of the transport system of the Republic of North Macedonia. Railways ''total:'' (699 km (437 miles) of open track and of station/industrial track) ''standard gauge:'' 1.435-m gauge (312 km electrified, all 25 kV 50 Hz) ''note:'' a new extension of the Kumanovo- Beljakovci line to the Bulgarian border is under construction. Restructuring of national railway MZ into infrastructure and operating companies completed in July 2007. Railway links with adjacent countries * Serbia - yes * Kosovo - yes * Bulgaria - no * Greece - yes * Albania - no Maps UN MapUNHCR Atlas Map Roads ''total'' (2021) 335 km of motorways (2021) Motorways A-1 Tabanovce - Kumanovo - Miladinovci - Petrovec - Veles - Gradsko - Negotino - Demir Kapija - Gevgelija A-2 Deve Bair - Kriva Palanka - Kumanovo - Skopje - Tetovo - Gostivar - Kičevo - Struga - Qafë Thanë A-3 Ohrid - Resen - Bitola - Prilep - Veles - Štip - Kočani - Delče ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabanovce
Tabanovce ( mk, Табановце; ) is a village located in the north of North Macedonia, at the border with Serbia, situated 8 km from the nearest town, Kumanovo. Geography It is located in the north of North Macedonia, at the border with Serbia, situated 8 km from the nearest town, Kumanovo. History *Fight in Tabanovce (1905) Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 910 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. 130. *Serbs 516 (56,7%) * Macedonians 205 (23,2%) *Albanians 177 (19,5%) *Others 12 (1,3%) Culture The unusual ending ''"-ce"'' (-це) as opposed to ''"-ci"'' (-ци) (''e.g. Kavadarci'') reflects the local dialect, which is a form of Torlakian, similar to what is spoken in Kumanovo, and by the Serb population of Preševo. *Kodža Mehmet Beg Mosque Kod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E75
European route E 75 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe. The E 75 starts at the town of Vardø in Norway by the Barents Sea and it runs south through Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Greece. The road ends after about (not counting ferries) at the town of Sitia on eastern end of the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea, it being the most southerly point reached by an E-road. (The northernmost one is E69) From the beginning of the 1990s until 2009, there was no ferry connection between Helsinki and Gdańsk. However, Finnlines started a regular service between Helsinki and Gdynia. It is also possible to take a ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn and drive along the E67 from Tallinn to Piotrków Trybunalski in Poland and then continue with the E75. Major towns and cities on the E75 are: Route * **: Vardø – Varangerbotn (Start of Concurrency with ) – Utsjoki (End o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes compete, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries, with 301 medal events in 28 different Olympic sports, sports. The 2004 Games marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance, and also marked the first time Athens hosted the Games since their first modern incarnation in 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896 as well as the return of the Olympic games to its birthplace. Athens became one of only four cities at the time to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions (together with Paris, London and Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SFR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yugoslavia occurring as a consequence of the Yugoslav Wars. Spanning an area of in the Balkans, Yugoslavia was bordered by the Adriatic Sea and Italy to the west, by Austria and Hungary to the north, by Bulgaria and Romania to the east, and by Albania and Greece to the south. It was a one-party socialist state and federation governed by the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, and had six constituent republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. Within Serbia was the Yugoslav capital city of Belgrade as well as two autonomous Yugoslav provinces: Kosovo and Vojvodina. The SFR Yugoslavia traces its origins to 26 November 1942, when the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gevgelija
Gevgelija ( mk, Гевгелија; ) is a town with a population of 15,685 located in the very southeast of the North Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border with Greece (Bogorodica-Evzoni), the point which links the motorway from Skopje and three regional capitals, Belgrade, Zagreb, and Sofia with Thessaloniki in Greece. The town is the seat of Gevgelija municipality. Name In Macedonian the town is called ''Gevgelija'' (Гевгелија). It is known as ''Gevgeli'' (Гевгели) in Bulgarian, ''Gevgeli'' in Turkish, ''Đevđelija'' (Ђевђелија, ) in Serbian and ''Yevyelí'' (Γευγελή) in Greek. Furthermore, in Megleno-Romanian, the city is known as . Gevgelija is known as the "Balkan Las Vegas". History In the late 19th and early 20th century, Gevgelija was part of the Salonica Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. According to the statistics of the French geographer Alexandre Synvet, the town had a total Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negotino
Negotino ( mk, Неготино, ) is a town in North Macedonia, the seat of the Negotino Municipality. Its population is about 13,000. Geography Negotino is located on the right side of the river Vardar. It is about Above mean sea level, above sea level. Negotino is in a vineyard region and the gates of the Tikvesh basin, known for its fertility, are located nearby. Along with Kavadarci, Negotino is known as the home of North Macedonia's best wine and rakija (brandy). The A1 highway leads through the city, parallel to the railway line connecting Skopje-Gevgelija-Greece. Industry Wine Negotino has an annual production of 20-25 million kilograms of grapes. The most common grape types are Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Traminec, Smederevka, Muscat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Plavac Mali, Vranec and Kadarka. Some of the more bigger wineries in terms of production are Bovin (Macedonian language, Macedonian: Бовин), Lazar (Macedonian language, Macedo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradsko, Republic Of North Macedonia
Gradsko ( mk, Градско, ) is a village (despite the word ''grad'' meaning "town") located in the central part of North Macedonia. It is the seat of the Gradsko municipality. It is located very close to the main motorway which links Gevgelija on North Macedonia's border with Greece. History It was the ancient Paeonian capital of Stobi.Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, , Page 18, "... northeastward course through an area of mountains to join the Vardar below Titov Veles near the ancient Paeonian capital of Stobi (Gradsko). Though marshy in some areas this plain - the ancient Pelagonia - has supported a large population from prehistoric ..." Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,219 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. 87. * Macedonians 1,920 *Turks 7 *Serbs 14 *Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veles (city)
Veles ( mk, Велес ) is a city in the central part of North Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality. Veles is the sixth largest Macedonian city with a total population of 43,716 (census 2002). The largest cities in the proximity of Veles are: Skopje - the capital and the largest city of North Macedonia - 54 km in the northwest direction, Štip 43 km to the east, Sveti Nikole 34 km to the northeast, Prilep 79 km in the southwest direction, and Kavadarci and Negotino 43 km and 40 km respectively to the southeast. Veles is on the crossroad of important international road and rail lines. For all these reasons, Veles is considered to have a good geolocation within North Macedonia. Names Throughout the history Veles had many names, out of which three are most important. Vilazora was initially the Paeonian city Bylazora from the period of early Classical Antiquity. The city's name was Βελισσός ''Velissos'' in Ancient Greek. Later i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Skopje Airport
Skopje International Airport ( mk, Меѓународен аеродром Скопје, translit=Megjunaroden aerodrom Skopje, ), also known as Skopje Airport ( mk, Аеродром Скопје, translit=Aerodrom Skopje), and Petrovec Airport ( mk, Аеродром Петровец, translit=Aerodrom Petrovec) and is the larger and busier of the two international airports in North Macedonia, with the other being the St. Paul the Apostle Airport in Ohrid, which is located southwest from the national capital Skopje. The airport was previously named Skopje Alexander the Great Airport ( mk, Аеродром „Александар Велики“ Скопје, translit=Aerodrom "Aleksandar Veliki" Skopje). History Early years The airport was built in 1928. The first commercial flights in Skopje were introduced in 1929 when the Yugoslav carrier Aeroput introduced a route linking the city with the capital, Belgrade. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
