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Staro Nagoričane Municipality
Општина Старо Нагоричане | |
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Country | Republic of Macedonia |
region | Northeastern Statistical Region |
Seat | Staro Nagoričane |
Area | |
• Total | 433.41 km2 (167.34 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,840 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Postal code | 1303 |
Area code | +389 031 |
Staro Nagoričane Municipality (Template:Lang-mk) is a municipality in northern part of Republic of Macedonia. The municipal seat is located at the village Staro Nagoričane. This municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders Serbia to the north, Kumanovo Municipality to the west, Kratovo Municipality to the south, and Rankovce Municipality 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 Serbian ecclesiastical architecture is found in the municipality, in the form of the 10th century Church of St. George. (See: Serbo-Byzantine style)
Demographics
According to the 2002 Macedonian census, this municipality has 4,840 inhabitants.[1] There were 5,867 inhabitants in 1994. Ethnic groups in the municipality:
- Macedonians = 3,906 (80.7%)
- Serbs = 926 (19.1%)
- others = 8 (0.2%)
Inhabited places
Notable people
- Denko Krstić (1824–1882), influential merchant, born in Mlado Nagoričane.
- Petko Ilić (1886–1912), guerilla fighter, born in Staro Nagoričane.
- Todor Krstić-Algunjski (d. after 1918), guerilla fighter, born in Algunja.
- Ditko Aleksić (d. 1916), guerilla fighter, born in Osiče.
International relations
Staro Nagoričane is twinned with:
References
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