Slavište, also known as the Kriva Palanka Plain,
is a historical region around
Kriva Palanka
Kriva Palanka ( mk, Крива Паланка ) is a town located in the northeastern part of North Macedonia. It has 14,558 inhabitants. The town of Kriva Palanka is the seat of Kriva Palanka Municipality which has almost 21,000 inhabitants.
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, in the northeastern part of
North Macedonia
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, once by the medieval fortified town of ''Slavište'',
also known as Gradište,
west of the modern town. The name ''Slavište'' is first mentioned in 1321, in the
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charter
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of Serbian king
Stefan Milutin
Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Stefan Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Милутин, Stefan Milutin), was the King of Serbia between 1282&nd ...
(r. 1282–1321), though it is believed to be older.
During the
Serbian Empire
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Under Dušan's rule, Serbia was the major power in the ...
(1345–1371), the Slavište ''
župa
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'' (county) consisted of the surrounding of modern-day Kriva Palanka which was the hereditary land of the
Paskačić noble family. It was to the east of the
Žegligovo
Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the largest municipality in the country. Kumanovo lies above sea level and is surrounded by the Kar ...
''župa'', surrounding modern-day
Kumanovo
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, and to the southwest of
Osogovo
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, part of the land of the
Dejanović noble family
The Dejanović ( sr-Cyrl, Дејановић, Dejanovići / Дејановићи) or Dragaš ( sr-Cyrl, Драгаш, Dragaši / Драгаши), originates from a medieval noble family that served the Serbian Empire of Dušan the Mighty (r. 13 ...
.
In 1573, the Ottoman ''
nahia'' of Slavište was recorded.
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.
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Kriva Palanka Municipality
Geography of North Macedonia
Subdivisions of Serbia in the Middle Ages
Medieval Macedonia