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Skopje (Macedonie: Скопје, [ˈskɔpjɛ] ( listen)) is the caipital an the muckle maist city o the Republic o Macedonie. Wi mair nor hauf a million indwallers, it haes a quarter o the country's tot population an is the political, cultural, an economical centre. It wis kent in the Roman period unner the name Scupi. The city developit rapidly efter World War II, bit this wis halted in 1963 by a disastrous yirdquauk.
Skopje Скопје | |
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Ceety | |
Ceety o Skopje Град Скопје | |
Stane Bridge Macedonian Naitional Theatre • Kapan Han in the Auld Bazaar MRT Center • Porta Macedonie • Warrior on a Horse statue Skopje Fortress | |
Location o the ceety o Skopje in Macedonie | |
Coordinates: 42°0′N 21°26′E | |
Kintra | Macedonie |
Municipality | Ceety o Skopje |
Region | Skopje Region |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Koce Trajanovski (VMRO-DPMNE) |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population (2002)[1] | |
• Total | 506,926 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Car plates | SK |
Patron saunt | Virgin Mary |
Skopje is locatit on the upper coorse o the Vardar River an is locatit on a major north-sooth Balkan route atween Belgrade an Athens.
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