Gradsko, North Macedonia

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.

Gradsko Градско
Panoramic view of the village
Gradsko Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°34′N 21°56′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/

History

It was the ancient Paeonian capital of Stobi.^[1]

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]

• Macedonians 1,920
• Turks 7
• Serbs 14
• Romani 48
• Albanians 6
• Bosniaks 215
• Others 9

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

1. 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 ..."
2. Schultze Jena, Leonhard. Makedonien: Landschafts- und Kulturbilder. Jena, Verlag von Gustav Fischer, 1927
3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 87.