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Probištip
Пробиштип
Probištip Town Square
Probištip Town Square
Coat of arms of Probištip
Country North Macedonia
MunicipalityProbištip Municipality
Government
 • MayorToni Tonevski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Population
 • Total10,826
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2210
Area code+389 032
Car platesPS
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.Probistip.gov.mk/

Probištip (Macedonian: Пробиштип [ˈprɔbiʃtip] ) is a town in Macedonia, and seat of Probištip Municipality. The town has a population of 10,826.[1]

Features

Probištip is located in the southwest corner of the Osogovo Mountains, in northeastern Macedonia. The region has been well-known since Roman times for its mineral wealth and mining industry, which flourished during Yugoslav times. It has a long tradition of hearty country eating, and is close to both the monastery of Gabriel Lesnovski (dedicated to St.Archangel Michael and St.Gavril Lesnovski) and the stone formations of Kuklica. The mines of Zletovo provide most of the natural materials that are processed in Probištip.

History

The history of Probištip and its vicinity comprises the building and the existence of the Lesnovo monastery, which is today one of the most important and most valuable monuments of culture in Macedonia.

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