Rosoman ( mk, ) is a village 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 ...

. It is a seat of the

Rosoman municipality Rosoman ( mk, ) is a municipality in central North Macedonia. ''Rosoman'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Rosoman Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region. Geography The municipality borders Grads ...

. The village boasts a small roadside market and a few restaurants also situated along the main road. These are strategically positioned so as to attract custom from outside the village, as Rosoman is one of the only villages on the route between Gradsko - to the north (from where motorists join the

motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...

for

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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; r ...

) - and the Pletvar mountains, which separate central North Macedonia from the important cities of

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

Bitola Bitola (; mk, Битола ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki ...

. With no straight road connecting

and Veles, all traffic is diverted via Rosoman.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Rosoman had 2,553 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
/ref> *Macedonians 2,285 *Serbs 169 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 56 *Roma 21 *Others 22 According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,554 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. 166. * Macedonians 2,285 *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

238 *

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 ...

2 *Others 29

Sports

Local football club

FK Rosoman 83 FK Rosoman 83 ( mk, ФК Росоман 83) is a football club based in the village of Rosoman, near Kavadarci, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Third League (South Division). History The club was founded in 1983. ...

plays in the

Macedonian Second League The Macedonian Second Football League ( mk, Втора македонска Фудбалска Лига, ''Vtora Makedonska Fudbalska Liga''; also called Macedonian Second League, 2. MFL and Vtora Liga) is the second-highest professional football ...

(East Division).

References

Villages in North Macedonia Rosoman Municipality {{Rosoman-geo-stub