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| '''Kumanovo''' is a city in northern ]. | '''Kumanovo''' is a city in northern ].Kumanovo is believed to derive from the ], a Turkic tribe who settled the area in the ]-]. | ||
| The city of Kumanovo is situated in the northeast of the Republic of Macedonia, 340 m. above sea level. It extends over the rivers Lipkovka and Konjarka. The first authentic information concerning Kumanovo dates back to 1519 in documents of the Istanbul Turkish archives, mentioning 52 families with about 300 inhabitants. | |||
| The most comprehensive and relevant information on Kumanovo is provided by Evlija Celebija in 1660: | |||
| "The colony of Kumanovo is situated on the territory of the Skopje sanjak and represents one county. The city is embellished with many rivers and 600 tile-roofs houses. The mosque in the downtown is beautiful, there are teke, medressa (Islam religion secondary school), hammam (Turkish bath), a number of shops and water mills; and the climate is pleasant and agreeable. There are many vineyards and gardens". | |||
| Kumanovo became an urban settlement and administrative center of the region at the end of the XVI century or the beginning of the XVII century. Following the turbulent events (notably, the Karposh rebellion in 1689) the city experienced a period of stagnation, and by the end of XVIII century Kumanovo epitomized a Turkish provincial town. | |||
| It developed economically in the late XIX century (agriculture, handcrafts and trade). Still, industrial development occurred only at the end of the Second World War. The fast growing economic, administrative and cultural expansion in Kumanovo fired up in 1945. The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. | |||
| The city and the region boast a reach history with numerous cultural and historical monuments dating back to the prehistoric period. | |||
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== Culture monuments == | ||
| The ] at the ] is the best known cultural and historical monument in Kumanovo. It was built in the 11th century and was reconstructed in the l4th. During its reconstruction, the fresco-painters ] and ] painted its walls with frescoes of exceptional skill. | |||
| Kumanovo is believed to derive from the ], a Turkic tribe who settled the area in the ]-]. | |||
| The oldest sites are some settlements: | |||
| the Kostoperska karpa, the Bronze Age Gradiste (near the village of Pelince), the Neolithic site of Mlado Nagorichane, the Iron Age tumulus Groblje (village of Vojnik), the Roman Necropolis Drezga(village of Lopate), the Roman Settlement Vicianus(village of Klechovce), and many others. | |||
| There are also some important monasteries from the later period, as the monastery Karpino, near the village of Suv Ora, XVI c., the Church of St. Petka in the village of Mlado Nagorichane, XVI c., the Eski Mosque, 1751, the Church of St. Nicolas, the Church of St. Trojca (the Holy Trinity), and the monastery in the village of Gradiste. | |||
| The Chirch "St. Nicolas", masterpiece of Andreja Damjanov, surrounded by remarkable arcades, reach enterier with remarkable galeries, frescoes and furniture.The incription on the south entrance is telling the year 1851, on the same place where before was older church(with the same patron) in the famous "Varosh maalo". | |||
| The Church of St. Trojca (the Holy Trinity) is known as the youngest public religious object built in 1902.This church is a product from the struggles in the XIX century by initiative of the Patriarshy. Raised in the "Karapsko maalo", nearby the patriarshy's school. | |||
| The oldest object with public function in Kumanovo is said to be the old "Eski" mosque built in 1751 in that time known turkish "Orta bunar maalo", raised by Tatar Said beg. | |||
| For the needs of the turkish authorities near the Eski mosque was built the "Ukumat" (building), from 1880,(on a place where before was a temporary lodgement) where the "kadija"(turkish judge) and the rest of the court and police authorities. In this building sessioned the "medzlis"(the sres committee). | |||
| == Economy == | |||
| The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. The ] at the ] is the best known cultural and historical monument in Kumanovo. It was built in the 11th century and was reconstructed in the l4th. During its reconstruction, the fresco-painters ] and ] painted its walls with frescoes of exceptional skill. The ] insurrection of ] and the struggle for national and social liberation began in Kumanovo and ] on ], ]. Also notable is the private practice "Otodent", located in Goce Delcev suburb, which offers different medical services like ENT and dentistry. The founder and the director is Dr. Milenko Trendafilovski. | |||
| == Violence == | |||
| At 4:45 PM, on ], ], a bomb went off in front of Kumanovo's Goce Delcev High School while classes were still in session, killing one and injuring five bystanders. Goce Delcev is Kumanovo's biggest high school and is located near the central square. Shrapnel was found as far as 100 meters away from a trash can in front of the school where the bomb had been concealed. Shortly after the detonation, police arrived and blocked off adjacent streets. The identity of the perpetrators and their motivation is still unknown. | |||
| == Narcotics == | |||
| Illegal drugs are notably high spread in Kumanovo particularly because of its proximity to three border crossings. Dragi Karadzinski, doctor and specialist in neuro-psychiatry at the Hospital Centre in Kumanovo, believes that the two most common narcotics among Kumanovo's youth are ] and ]. The drug trade in Kumanovo has lead to a criminal underworld directly tried to ] mob factions. | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * |
* Official page of the city | ||
| * Terrorism in Kumanovo | |||
| * Kumanovo FAQ | * Kumanovo FAQ | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 23 November 2005
Kumanovo is a city in northern Republic of Macedonia.Kumanovo is believed to derive from the Cumans, a Turkic tribe who settled the area in the 12th-13th century. The city of Kumanovo is situated in the northeast of the Republic of Macedonia, 340 m. above sea level. It extends over the rivers Lipkovka and Konjarka. The first authentic information concerning Kumanovo dates back to 1519 in documents of the Istanbul Turkish archives, mentioning 52 families with about 300 inhabitants. The most comprehensive and relevant information on Kumanovo is provided by Evlija Celebija in 1660: "The colony of Kumanovo is situated on the territory of the Skopje sanjak and represents one county. The city is embellished with many rivers and 600 tile-roofs houses. The mosque in the downtown is beautiful, there are teke, medressa (Islam religion secondary school), hammam (Turkish bath), a number of shops and water mills; and the climate is pleasant and agreeable. There are many vineyards and gardens". Kumanovo became an urban settlement and administrative center of the region at the end of the XVI century or the beginning of the XVII century. Following the turbulent events (notably, the Karposh rebellion in 1689) the city experienced a period of stagnation, and by the end of XVIII century Kumanovo epitomized a Turkish provincial town. It developed economically in the late XIX century (agriculture, handcrafts and trade). Still, industrial development occurred only at the end of the Second World War. The fast growing economic, administrative and cultural expansion in Kumanovo fired up in 1945. The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. The city and the region boast a reach history with numerous cultural and historical monuments dating back to the prehistoric period.
Culture monuments
The Church of St. George at the Monastery of Staro Nagoricane is the best known cultural and historical monument in Kumanovo. It was built in the 11th century and was reconstructed in the l4th. During its reconstruction, the fresco-painters Mihailo and Evtihij painted its walls with frescoes of exceptional skill. The oldest sites are some settlements: the Kostoperska karpa, the Bronze Age Gradiste (near the village of Pelince), the Neolithic site of Mlado Nagorichane, the Iron Age tumulus Groblje (village of Vojnik), the Roman Necropolis Drezga(village of Lopate), the Roman Settlement Vicianus(village of Klechovce), and many others. There are also some important monasteries from the later period, as the monastery Karpino, near the village of Suv Ora, XVI c., the Church of St. Petka in the village of Mlado Nagorichane, XVI c., the Eski Mosque, 1751, the Church of St. Nicolas, the Church of St. Trojca (the Holy Trinity), and the monastery in the village of Gradiste. The Chirch "St. Nicolas", masterpiece of Andreja Damjanov, surrounded by remarkable arcades, reach enterier with remarkable galeries, frescoes and furniture.The incription on the south entrance is telling the year 1851, on the same place where before was older church(with the same patron) in the famous "Varosh maalo". The Church of St. Trojca (the Holy Trinity) is known as the youngest public religious object built in 1902.This church is a product from the struggles in the XIX century by initiative of the Patriarshy. Raised in the "Karapsko maalo", nearby the patriarshy's school. The oldest object with public function in Kumanovo is said to be the old "Eski" mosque built in 1751 in that time known turkish "Orta bunar maalo", raised by Tatar Said beg. For the needs of the turkish authorities near the Eski mosque was built the "Ukumat" (building), from 1880,(on a place where before was a temporary lodgement) where the "kadija"(turkish judge) and the rest of the court and police authorities. In this building sessioned the "medzlis"(the sres committee).