Probištip
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Probištip is a town in the Republic of Macedonia
, and seat of Probištip Municipality
. The town has a population of 10,826 .
Mountains, in northeastern Macedonia
. The region has been well-known since Roman
times for its mineral wealth and mining industry, which flourished during Yugoslav
times. It has a long tradition of hearty country eating, and is close to both the stunning Monastery of Gabriel Lesnovski (dedicated to St.Archangel Michael and St.Gavril Lesnovski) and the unearthly stone formations of Kuklica
. The mines of Zletovo
provide most of the natural materials that are processed in Probistip.
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, and seat of Probištip Municipality
Probištip municipality
Probištip is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Probištip is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...
. The town has a population of 10,826 .
Features
Probištip is nestled in the southwest corner of the OsogovoOsogovo
Osogovo or Osogovska Planina is a mountain and ski resort between southwestern Bulgaria and northeastern Republic of Macedonia,...
Mountains, in northeastern Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. The region has been well-known since Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
times for its mineral wealth and mining industry, which flourished during Yugoslav
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
times. It has a long tradition of hearty country eating, and is close to both the stunning Monastery of Gabriel Lesnovski (dedicated to St.Archangel Michael and St.Gavril Lesnovski) and the unearthly stone formations of Kuklica
Kuklica
Kuklica is a small village near Kratovo, in the Republic of Macedonia. It is known for the hundreds of naturally formed stone pillars that resemble humans. The village has about 100 inhabitants.-Geographic location:...
. The mines of Zletovo
Zletovo
Zletovo is a city in the Probištip Municipality of Macedonia. Its FIPS code was MK48 ....
provide most of the natural materials that are processed in Probistip.