Valandovo

Valandovo Валандово
Basic data
Region :	southeast
Municipality :	Valandovo
Coordinates :	41 ° 19 ′  N , 22 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  N , 22 ° 32 ′ 39 ″  E
Height :	110  m. i. J.
Area (Opština) :	331.4  km²
Residents :	4,402 (2002)
Inhabitants (Opština) :	11,890 (2002)
Population density :	36 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+389) 034
Postal code :	2460
License plate :	GE
Structure and administration
Website :	www.valandovo.gov.mk

Valandovo ( Macedonian Валандово ) is a city in southeastern North Macedonia in the Bojmija region . The city of Valandovo is the seat of the Opština of the same name .

geography

Valandovo is located in the south-east of North Macedonia, near the border with Greece and Bulgaria . Through the city flows anská Reka , a tributary of the Vardar .

history

For the first time the city is mentioned in a document of Prince Stefan Uroš IV. Dušan on June 12, 1349 under the name Alawandow .

The Ottoman writer Evliya Çelebi describes Valandovo in his travel book ( Seyahatnâme ) as a city with a small number of Muslims. In the 16th century, Valandovo was the center of a nâhiya in the Kaza Petritsch . According to Ottoman statistics (Ethnography des Vilayets d'Adrianople, de Monastir et de Salonique) from 1873, around 120 families lived in Valandovo.

The Valandovo affair took place on December 7, 1899 , in which more than 250 members of the BMARK from the region were arrested for revolutionary activities.

At the end of May 2009, the region around Valandovo was hit by several earthquakes. The strongest with 4.7 on the Richter scale was recorded near Valandovo, but only led to material damage.

population

Ethnic group	Absolute proportion	Percentage
Macedonians	9,830	82.67%
Turks	1,333	11.21%
Serbs	639	5.37%
Roma	32	0.27%
Wallachians	1	0.01%
Bosniaks	1	0.01%
Other	54	0.45%
Total	11,890	100%

People associated with the city

• Gjorge Ivanov (* 1960) - North Macedonian President
• Nano Ruzhin (* 1952) - North Macedonian politician

Web links

Commons : Valandovo  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ. Опширни пописни дефтери од XVI век за Кустендилскиот санųак, Т.V / 3, Скопје, 1982, стр.139.
2. ↑ http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=359590
3. ↑ http://www.stat.gov.mk/pdf/kniga_13.pdf