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The history of Skopje, North Macedonia, goes back to at least 4000; [1] remains of Neolithic settlements have been found within the old Kale Fortress that overlooks the modern city centre. The settlement appears to have been founded around then by the Paionians , a people that inhabited the region.
Initially named the District Historical Archive-Skopje from late 1953, the institution was later renamed Historical Archive of Skopje. [2] In 1974, it became known as the Archive of Skopje-Skopje, and in 1990, it was restructured into a regional department under the unified administration of the State Archives of the Republic of North Macedonia ...
The largest museum in Skopje is the Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia which details the history of the country. Its icons and lapidary collections are particularly rich. [ 225 ] The Macedonian Archeological Museum, opened in 2014, keeps some of the best archeological finds in North Macedonia, dating from Prehistory to the Ottoman period.
1947 - City Stadium of Skopje opens. 1949 City becomes capital of Skoplje Oblast. [4] Museum of the City of Skopje founded in a former railway station. Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje founded. 1953 - Population: 121,551. [12] 1963 26 July: 1963 Skopje earthquake. Revolution Bridge built. Contemporary Art Museum of Macedonia founded.
Pages in category "History of Skopje" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Museum of the City of Skopje (Macedonian: Музеј на Град Скопје) (Albanian: Muzeu i Shkupit) is a cultural institution located in Skopje, North Macedonia. Founded in 1949, it is located in a former railway station built by the Ottomans , demolished and rebuilt by the Serbs , and partly destroyed in the 1963 earthquake .
The Skopje Fortress (Macedonian: Скопско кале, romanized: Skopsko kale; Albanian: Kalaja e Shkupit; Turkish: Üsküp Kalesi), commonly referred to as Kale (from kale, the Turkish word for 'fortress'), is a historic fortress located in the old town of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia.
The Museum of the Republic ofMacedonia (Macedonian: Музеј на Република Северна Македонија, romanized: Muzej na Republika Severna Makedonija), [2] formerly and still unofficially known as the Museum of Macedonia (Macedonian: Музеј на Македонија, romanized: Muzej na Makedonija), is a national institution in Macedonia and one of the oldest museums ...