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Скопје
Skopje
Skyline of Skopje
Skyline of Skopje
Flag of СкопјеSkopje
Flag		 Official seal of СкопјеSkopje
Seal
Location of the city of Skopje (green) in Macedonia
Location of the city of Skopje (green) in Macedonia
Country Republic of Macedonia
Municipality Greater Skopje
Area
 • City 1,854 km2 (716 sq mi)
Elevation 240 m (790 ft)
Population (2007)
 • City 700,000
 • Density 273.422/km2 (105.568/sq mi)
 • Metro 850,000
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Postal codes 1000
Area code(s) 02
Website skopje.gov.mk
Patron saint: Virgin Mary

Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје; transcribed Skopje) is the capital and the largest city in the Republic of Macedonia. The city is the administrative, cultural, economic and academic centre of the country. In the past, the city has been known by various names such as: Üsküp (Turkish) or Skoplje (Serbo-Croatian). The city has been build upon the ancient city of Scupi. In 2002, the city had population of 506,926 citizens.

Geography

Skopje is located in the north of Macedonia. Through the city flows the river Vardar, the biggest river in Macedonia. Skopje is located on 255 metres above the sea level and it coves 1, 854 km² or 715.8 sq mi. Northern of the city is the mountain Skopska Crna Gora and on the south is the mountain Vodno.

Administrative divisions of the city

The city of Skopje is administratively divided into 10 municipalities, of which one is the whole city named Greater Skopje. The city is part of the Skopje statistical region in the Republic of Macedonia.

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1 . Coat of arms of Centar Municipality, Macedonia.svg Centar
2 . Coat of arms of Gazi Baba Municipality.svg Gazi Baba
3 . Coat of arms of Aerodrom Municipality, 2012-present.svg Aerodrom
4 . Coat of arms of Čair Municipality.svg Čair
5 . Coat of arms of Kisela Voda Municipality (2015).svg Kisela Voda
6 . Coat of arms of Butel Municipality.svg Butel
7 . Coat of arms of Šuto Orizari Municipality.svg Šuto Orizari
8 . Coat of arms of Karpoš Municipality.svg Karpoš
9 . Coat of arms of Ǵorče Petrov Municipality.svg Gjorče Petrov
10 .Coat of arms of Saraj Municipality.svg Saraj

Sister and partner cities

Skopje is twinned with:

Gallery

  • Plaza de Macedonia, Skopie, Macedonia, 2014-04-16, DD 18

    Macedonia Square

  • Monumento del Guerrero, Skopie, Macedonia, 2014-04-17, DD 42

    Monument to the Warrior

  • Guerrero a caballo, Skopie, Macedonia, 2014-04-17, DD 100

    Warrior on Horse

  • Comercio en Skopie, Macedonia, 2014-04-16, DD 66

    Shop in Skopje

  • Antigua estación de ferrocarril, Skopie, Macedonia, 2014-04-17, DD 13

    Old railway station

  • Fortaleza de Skopie, Macedonia, 2014-04-16, DD 54

    Skopje Fortress

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Images for kids

  • Wildflowers of Bardovci12

    Landscape of the Skopje valley, near Bardovci.

  • Skopje X31

    The Vardar and the Stone Bridge, symbol of the city.

  • Del od Skopje, 1950ti

    The main river running through the center of Skopje c. 1950

  • Кањон

    The Matka Canyon and the Treska, on the western edge of the City of Skopje.

  • Skopje X90

    Mount Vodno as seen from the Stone Bridge.

  • Cave lake (8172274819)

    A cave near the Matka Canyon.

  • Mt. Vodno1

    Skopje as seen from Mount Vodno. The cable car cables are also visible.

  • Skopje SPOT 1114

    Skopje as seen by the SPOT satellite. Mount Vodno is visible on the bottom left of the picture.

  • Gorno Nerezi 2013 (1)

    Gorno Nerezi, a village located on the northern side of Mount Vodno.

  • Kapistec

    Kapištec neighbourhood, developed during the 1970s. Some post-earthquake prefabricated houses can be seen in the foreground.

  • Skoplje 1912

    Serbian troops overseeing the city's renaming from "Üsküb" to "Skoplje" following Serbia's annexation of Macedonia in 1912

  • Shy venus statue skopje

    A "Venus Pudica" found in Scupi, dated from the 2nd century AD.

  • Tvrdina vo Skopje-Makedonija 79 (5)

    Skopje Fortress.

  • Coronation of Emperor Dušan, in "The Slavonic Epic" (1926)

    The coronation of emperor Dušan in Skopje, Alfons Mucha, 1926.

  • Mustafa Paşa Mosque, Skopje

    The 15th-century Mustafa Pasha Mosque.

  • Shkup1912

    Skopje after being captured by Albanian revolutionaries in August, 1912 after defeating the Ottoman forces holding the city

  • Sv. Bogorodica Skopje 01

    The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, built in the 19th century.

  • Skopje-couteliers 1919

    Cutlers in the Old Bazaar around 1900.

  • PedroIEnUskub11031v

    Peter I of Serbia visiting Skopje in 1914

  • Skopsko Kale, stara

    The national theatre and the fortress around 1920.

  • US army in Skopje 1963

    American soldiers in Skopje after the 1963 earthquake.

  • MKD muni nonn(Skopje)

    Greater Skopje among the municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia.

  • Koce Trajanovski cropp

    Koce Trajanovski, Mayor of Skopje since 2009.

  • Skopje X9

    The small business district.

  • Skopje X132

    The Imperial Tobacco plant.

  • Zeleno pazarce - Flickr - ImogenX (9)

    The Zelen Pazar ("green market")

  • Vero Center

    Mall in Skopje

  • Ulica Makedonija

    People on Macedonia street, the main pedestrian axis of the city.

  • Presveta Bogordica od Skopje 4

    The church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.

  • НУБСК-Поглед

    St Clement of Ohrid National and University Library.

  • Skopje X127

    The Macedonian Radio-Television headquarters.

  • Skopje X126

    The Philip II Arena.

  • E65 Skopje Northern Bypass 1

    Skopje bypass.

  • Skopje Train Station from Mount Vodno

    Main railway station as seen from Mount Vodno.

  • Skopje X32

    A red double-decker bus in Skopje.

  • Skopje Alexander the Great Airport

    The airport

  • Skopje, Daut Pasuv hamam (turecke lazne) ve Skopji, bila budova v

    Macedonian Opera and Ballet.

  • Museum of the Macedonian Struggle

    Museum of the Macedonian Struggle.

  • Skupi (Colonia Flavia Scupinorum) - by Pudelek 1

    Ruins of Roman Scupi.

  • Skopje (Скопје, Shkupi) - aqueduct

    Skopje Aqueduct.

  • Manastir sveti Pantelejmon vo selo Nerezi

    Church of St. Panteleimon.

  • Isak Bey Turbe Aladja Mosque Skopje

    Aladža Mosque and its türbe.

  • Pošta vo Skopje, Macedonia

    Main post office and the Communication Centre.

  • Archäologisches Museum von Mazedonien (Skopje)

    Archeological Museum of Macedonia.

  • Skopije at night

    Panorama of Skopje at night.

  • SoraviaCenter1

    Soravia City Center

  • Slalomova trat pod prehradou Treska

    The Treska leaving the canyon.

  • Saraj swimming pool

    The Treska lake.

  • Serava

    The Serava north of the city.

  • Skopje X48

    Vapcarov Street, in the city centre.

  • Skopje - Old City (9454038410)

    A street in the Old Bazaar.

  • Towers Karpos4 Skopje

    Highrise housing in Karpoš.

  • Park Aerodrom vo Novo Lisiče 03

    The newly developed neighbourhood of Novo Lisiče, in Aerodrom.

  • Skopje 2014 - Archeological Museum of Macedonia (by Pudelek)

    The archeological museum, one of the elements of "Skopje 2014".

  • Meister von Nerezi 001

    Fresco in the church of St. Panteleimon.

  • Mustafa Paşa Mosque, Skopje - interior

    Mustafa Pasha Mosque.

  • Daut-pasin amam, Skopje

    Daut Pasha Turkish bath.

  • Saat Kula-Sultan Muratova Dzamija -Skopje (27)

    The clock tower.

  • Skopje X8

    The Arab House.

  • Porta Macedonia, Skopie, Macedonia, 2014-04-16, DD 105

    Porta Macedonia.


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