Radoviš Municipality ( mk, Општина Радовиш) is a municipality in eastern
North Macedonia
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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 Mountai ...
is the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the
Southeastern Statistical Region
The Southeastern Statistical Region ( mk, Југоисточен Регион) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Southeastern, located in the southeastern part of the country, borders Greece and Bulgaria. Internally, it borde ...
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History
The city of Radoviš was mentioned for the first time in 1019 during the reign of the Gramotata of the Byzantium
Tsar
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Vasilie the second (which was the name of the city during the Middle Ages. At this time in history, Radoviš an important center for regional trade, craftsmanship and mining.
The name Radoviš is connected with the Medieval
Duchess
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...
"Rada" from Slavic origin, who used to live in the fortress above the city, the remains of which still exist.
During the 14th century Radoviš and
Konče came under Serbian Rule, and in 1361,
Tsar Uros stayed in Radoviš.
During the 19th and 20th centuries Radoviš and surrounding regions where influenced by historical events related to the Razlovo, Kresnensko and Ilinden Uprising along with the events related to the Balkan, First and Second World Wars.
During Turkish Hegemony in Macedonia in the 16th century, the Micro region was populated by a nomadic Turkish population called the
Yörüks
The Yörüks, also Yuruks or Yorouks ( tr, Yörükler; , ''Youroúkoi''; bg, юруци; mk, Јуруци, ''Juruci''), are a Turkish ethnic subgroup of Oghuz descent, some of whom are nomadic, primarily inhabiting the mountains of Anatolia ...
, an ethnic group that still exists to this day in this part of the world.
Demographics
According to the last National census from 2021 this municipality has 24,122 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
Local government
The mayor of Radoviš is elected directly through a local election. The current mayor is Aco Ristov. He won the local election in 2021. The party that won the local election in 2021 was
VMRO-DPMNE
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity ( mk, Внатрешна македонска револуционерна организација – Демократска партија за ...
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Culture
The cultural institutions that operate in the municipality of Radoviš are the culture center "
Aco Karamanov", library "
Braka Miladinovci", and three amateur drama studios.
During the year several events take place in the municipality of Radoviš such as the Radoviš cultural summer, children's folklor festival "
Oro veselo", gajda injevo, and
Aco Karamanov poetry meetings.
Religion
Municipality Radoviš is a mainly Orthodox, with minorities of Muslims, Protestants and Catholics.
There are three
Eastern Orthodox
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Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...
churches, the new one ''Holy Trinity'', the old one ''St.Ilija'', and St. ''King Constantine and Queen Heena'' from the 18th century. There are also Orthodox monasteries such as those of ''St. Archangel Michael'', ''St. Pantaleon'' and ''St. George''.
There are also various Protestant churches, such as two
Methodist
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churches, a
Baptist
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church and a
Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall
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; as well as two mosques.
Transport
Radoviš is linked with the neighbour cities Štip and Strumica by road.
Roads:
The national road M6 passes near Radoviš. It is the only way to arrive in the city. To the north the closest city is
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 ...
(37 km from Radoviš), and to the south
Strumica (29 km). Radoviš is 121 km far from the capital
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Sk ...
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Airports:
The closest airport is
Skopje International 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 ...
located near the capital
Skopje
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The territory of Sk ...
, 108 km north from Radoviš.
Taxis and Buses:
The Radoviš bus station is located on the boulevard Alexander Makedonski, it is 500 meters far from the city center. The bus station connects the city with the capital
Skopje
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The territory of Sk ...
,
Bitola,
Prilep
Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.
Name
The name of Prilep appear ...
and the neibourgh cities. Taxis are all over the city. The price for a drive in the city is about 1.14 euro or 70
Macedonian denar
The denar ( mk, денар; paucal: denari / денари; abbreviation: ден (Cyrillic) or DEN (Latin), ISO code: MKD) is the currency of North Macedonia. Though subdivided into one hundred deni (), coins with a denomination of less than one ...
s. Taxis can also drive to the villages or to other Macedonian cities.
Media and communications
There is only one private television channel - TV Kobra, also one cable TV operator - Telecabel, DVB-T (MPEG-4) -
Vip TV
A1 Macedonia DOO Skopje is a telecommunications company in North Macedonia owned by A1 Telekom Austria Group. A1 offers broadband internet, cable and terrestrial television, mobile telephony and landline.
History
A1 Macedonia (then known as on ...
, DirectToHome TV -
TotalTV
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, Internet Providers (Cable, ADSL, WDSL, WiFi) and WiFi hotspots across the city. The three national mobile operators have full 4G coverage.
Sport and leisure
The people in Radoviš, especially its youngest inhabitants, like sports. Favorite sports are Football, Basketball, Handball, Fishing, etc. Radoviš has its own Football club:
FK Plačkovica
FK Detonit Plačkovica ( mk, ФК Детонит Плачковица) is a football club from Radoviš, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second League.
History
The club was founded in 1942. In 2022, the club was m ...
, Handball club: RK Radoviš, also and Fishing club: Carp-Radoviš,.
"Lebari" are the supporters of the Radoviš sport clubs. The supporters club "Lebari" (Macedonian: Лебари) was formed in 1991. They generally support all clubs in Radoviš, and mostly wear green and yellow symbols, which are the group colours.
In the past and now, Radoviš rightly carries the attribute of a ''sports city''. It can be freely called ''"The metropolis of wrestling in free and Greco-Roman style"'' in Europe and worldwide after Radoviš' favorite club ''BK "Bučim-Radovis"'' won the titles ''"European Club Champion in 1995"'' and ''"World Club Champion in 1996"''. The final competition for those titles as well as for many other tournaments such as "Balkan Championship in Wrestling, Free and Greco-Roman Style" 1991 and "Macedonian Pearl" were held in the ''Sport Center in Radoviš "25 Maj"''.
The new sport center Šampion (Macedonian: Спортски Центар и Ресторан Шампион - Радовиш) was built in 1999, and consists of: Olympic swimming pool, small swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, table tennis facility, handball court, soccer fields, gym and a restaurant.
Schools and education
Elementary education
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OOU Krste Petkov Misirkov - Radoviš with about 1300 students, from 6 to 14 years old.
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OOU Nikola Karev - Radoviš with about 1100 students, from 6 to 14 years old.
Secondary education
*
SOU Kosta Susinov - Radoviš with about 1200 students from 15 to 18 years old, where students can choose among these programs: Gymnasium, Metallurgy technician, and Electro-technician for Computer Technics and Automatics.
Higher education
*Faculty of
Electrical engineering, part of the
Goce Delčev University of Štip
The Goce Delčev University of Štip ( mk, Универзитет Гоце Делчев Штип, Univerzitet Goce Delchev Shtip; abbr. UGD) is a public university in North Macedonia. Founded in 2007, the university has twelve faculties and three ...
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Economy and industry
The economy of Municipality Radoviš runs through several activities such as: Mining, Building and Construction, Agriculture, Livestock Farming, Business and Trading, Tourism and Hospitality, Banking, Insurance, Health Industry, Crafts, Services, Transportation and traveling agencies.
The industry in Radoviš consists of several factories such as:
- ''Bučim (Бучим)'' - the only active mine in the Municipality of Radoviš and the only mine for copper and gold in
North Macedonia
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. Bučim employs about 500 people. It is one of the most important industrial object in Radoviš and a driving force of the Radoviš industry and economy. The mine (directly and indirectly) contributed significantly to the initiation of other industrial activities such as the building industry, business, hospitality industry, transport and others.
- ''Jakatabak'' - for purchasing, manufacturing and processing of tobacco
- ''Jaka 80'' - for manufacturing of pharmaceutical, cosmetic and nutritional products
- ''Šik Plačkovica'' - a company that produces cooked and uncooked beech materials and final products made of it
- ''Best Food TI'' - that processes vegetables and fruits
- ''Mlekara Gjorgievi Radoviš'', formerly Kooperant - A company for purchasing and production of milk and milk products
- ''Textile & clothing factories'' (Mardi, Koneli, Markos and some others)
In the metal manufacturing industry the most important capacities are: ''Metalpromet'' and ''Semi''
Building and Construction in Radoviš is an important industrial activity:
- ''TEHNIKA'' is the largest building company. Besides "Tehnika" there are many other entrepreneurs in the building industry. Their activities are mainly focused toward the individual building of residential housing and building of small industrial objects as well as weekend houses.
Other activities in the municipality of Radoviš are ''banking, insurance, transportation, travel, taxi-services and hospitality industry''.
People
Some notable people born in Radoviš are:
*
Aco Karamanov - poem writer
*Milka Eftimova - opera singer
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Kosta Tsipushev
*
Sibel Redzep
*Vasko Todorov - TV show artist
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
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 Mountai ...
is
twinned with:
Climate
The climate of Municipality Radoviš is moderate Mediterranean-Continental. With hot and dry summers. Winters are characteristic for their coldness, wetness and the snow falls very often. Average annual temperatures range from 12.5 to 13.0 °C in the valley and at the highest parts of the mountain ranges up to . The warmest months are July and August, when the temperatures are usually above , and often reach , and the average is . The coldest month is January with an average temperature of .
The average annual precipitation is 563 mm, with large fluctuations from year to year, but there is a difference between the mountain and the valley. As to the annual sum of sunshine hours, the region has 2326 sunshine hours per year, 6.4 hours per day, and 112 sunny days a year.
www.radovis.gov.mk
The Climate in Radovis.
Inhabited places
References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities of North Macedonia