Probištip ( mk, Пробиштип ) is a town in

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

, and seat of

Probištip Municipality Probištip Municipality ( mk, Општина Пробиштип ) is an urban municipality in eastern North Macedonia. '' Probištip'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Stati ...

. The town has a population of 10,826.

Features

Probištip is located in the southwest corner of the

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Mountains, in northeastern

. The region has been well-known since

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times for its mineral wealth and mining industry, which flourished during Yugoslav times. It has a long tradition of hearty country eating, and is close to both the monastery of

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(dedicated to St.Archangel Michael and St.Gavril Lesnovski) and the stone formations of Kuklica. The mines of Zletovo provide most of the natural materials that are processed in Probištip.

History

The history of Probištip and its vicinity comprises the building and the existence of the Lesnovo monastery, which is today one of the most important and most valuable monuments of culture in North Macedonia.

Sports

Local football club FK Rudar plays in the Macedonian Third League.

Twin cities

* Komádi –

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* Mioveni –

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References

External links

Official page of the local governmentGoogle satellite map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Probistip Cities in North Macedonia Probištip Municipality