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Country
  
Macedonia

Postal code
  
2220

Climate
  
Cfa

Local time
  
Sunday 12:35 AM

Mayor
  
Zoran Tasev (VMRO-DPMNE)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Car plates
  
SN

Population
  
18,497 (Feb 2008)

Municipality
  
Sveti Nikole Municipality

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Website
  
www.svetinikole.gov.mk/

Weather
  
11°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 60% Humidity

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Sveti Nikole (Macedonian: Свети Николе [ˌsfɛːti ˈnikɔlɛ]; meaning Saint Nicholas) is a town in the Republic of Macedonia. It is the seat of Sveti Nikole Municipality and a center of a plain called Ovče Pole (Plain of sheep), famous for sheep farming, lamb meat, and dairy products of all kinds. According to legend, the town was named after the church of Sveti Nikola, built in the beginning of the 14th century. It is said to have been the biggest of all 42 churches in this area at its time. There are many archaeological sites in the Sveti Nikole municipality from all ages in the past.

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Map of Sveti Nikole, Macedonia (FYROM)

The outlying villages of Sveti Nikole include Amzabegovo, with its barely excavated archaeological site, and Burilovci, famous for the magnificent frescoes that adorn its own church of Saint Nicholas.

Notable people from the town

  • Lazar Koliševski (1914-2000) - Macedonian politician prime minister and president.
  • Kiril Lazarov (b. 1980) - Team handball player.
  • References

    Sveti Nikole Wikipedia