Staro Nagoričane Municipality

Staro Nagoričane Municipality Општина Старо Нагоричане
Municipality
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Flag Coat of arms of Staro Nagoričane Municipality Coat of arms
Location within Macedonia Location within Macedonia
Country	Macedonia
Region	Northeastern Statistical Region
Municipal seat	Staro Nagoričane
Government
• Mayor	Milovan Stojkovski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
• Total	433.41 km2 (167.34 sq mi)
Population
• Total	4,840
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Postal code	1303
Area code(s)	+389 031

Staro Nagoričane Municipality (Macedonian: ) 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

Church of St. George

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. 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%)

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:

• , Gornji Milanovac, Serbia.

External links

• Official website