Gradsko
Градско | |
|---|---|
 Panoramic view of the village | |
  Gradsko Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′N 21°56′E / 41.567°N 21.933°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Vardar |
| Municipality | Gradsko |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 2,219 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1420 |
| Area code | +389 043 |
| Car plates | VE |
| Website | www.Gradsko.gov.mk/ |
Gradsko (Macedonian: Градско, [ˈɡrat͡sːkɔ] ⓘ) is a village (despite the word grad meaning "town") located in the central part of North Macedonia. It is the seat of the Gradsko municipality. It is located very close to the main motorway which links Gevgelija on North Macedonia's border with Greece.
History
Demographics
On the 1927 ethnic map of Leonhard Schulze-Jena, the village is shown as a Christian Bulgarian village.[2] According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,219 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
Transport
The settlement is served by the Gradsko railway station, with connections from Niš in Serbia to the port of Thessaloniki in Greece on the Aegean Sea (Corridor X), with Intercity services to Skopje and Thessaloniki in Greece.
References
- ↑ Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, ISBN 0-631-19807-5, Page 18, "... northeastward course through an area of mountains to join the Vardar below Titov Veles near the ancient Paeonian capital of Stobi (Gradsko). Though marshy in some areas this plain - the ancient Pelagonia - has supported a large population from prehistoric ..."
- ↑ Schultze Jena, Leonhard. Makedonien: Landschafts- und Kulturbilder. Jena, Verlag von Gustav Fischer, 1927
- 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 87.
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