Staro Nagoričane Municipality ( mk, ) is a municipality in the northern part of

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 ...

. The municipal seat is located in the village ''

Staro Nagoričane Staro Nagoričane ( mk, ) is a village in North Macedonia and the seat of the Staro Nagoričane municipality. The village is primarily known for its 11th century Church of St. George, first constructed in 1071 during Byzantine Macedonia, and rec ...

''. This municipality is part of the

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Geography

The municipality borders

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to the north,

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to the west,

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to the south, and

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to the east. It largely corresponds to the historical and geographical region of Sredorek.

History and culture

By the 2003 territorial division of the republic, the rural Klečevce Municipality was attached to Staro Nagoričane Municipality. A particularly fine example of medieval

ecclesiastical architecture Church architecture refers to the architecture of buildings of churches, convents, seminaries etc. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by borrowing other architectural styles as ...

is found in the municipality, in the form of the 10th century Church of St. George. ''(See: Serbo-Byzantine style)''

Demographics

According to the 2021 Macedonian census, this municipality has 3,501 inhabitants. There were 5,867 inhabitants in 1994. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

Inhabited places

Notable people

Denko Krstić Denko Krstić ( sr-cyr, Денко Крстић, mk, Денко Крстиќ; September 1824 – 1882) was a merchant from Kumanovo and Ottoman Serb activist. He was one of the most influential in Kumanovo during his time, and a wealthy man. Li ...

(1824–1882), influential merchant, born in Mlado Nagoričane. *

Petko Ilić Petko Ilić ( sr-cyr, Петко Илић; July 1886 – March 17, 1912) was a Serbian Chetnik commander active in Macedonia. Life Ilić was born in Staro Nagoričane. He became a ''vojvoda'' in 1906. Petko Ilić was born in July 1886, in Star ...

(1886–1912), guerilla fighter, born in Staro Nagoričane. *

Todor Krstić-Algunjski Todor Krstić ( sr-cyr, Тодор Крстић; 1904–34), known by the nickname Toša (Тоша) and ''nom de guerre'' Algunjski (Алгуњски), was a Serbian Chetnik commander in Old Serbia and Macedonia during the Macedonian Struggle. ...

(d. after 1918), guerilla fighter, born in Algunja. *

Ditko Aleksić Dimitrije "Ditko" Aleksić ( sr-cyr, Димитрије Алексић; died August 4, 1916), was a Serbian guerrilla fighter in Old Serbia and Macedonia during the Macedonian Struggle, and commander in the Balkan Wars and World War I. Life Dimi ...

(d. 1916), guerilla fighter, born in Osiče. *

Timotej of Debar and Kichevo Timotej of Debar and Kichevo (birth name: Slave Jovanovski) is the current Metropolitan of the Diocese of Debar and Kichevo which is part of the Macedonian Orthodox Church. He was born in Mlado Nagorichane, Kumanovo, on 20 October 1951, Republic ...

(b. 1951), orthodox mitropolitian, born in Mlado Nagoričane.

International relations

Staro Nagoričane is twinned with: *,

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References

External links

Official website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Staro Nagoricane Municipality Staro Nagoričane Municipality, Municipalities of North Macedonia