The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kumanovo, Macedonia.
Kostoperska karpa settlement established
Bronze Age Gradiste settlement established
Neolithic site of Mlado Nagoričane settlement established
Iron Age tumulus Groblje at Vojnik established
600 BC - 217 BC Kumanovo area under Peoninan Kingdom
(148BC-330AD) Kumanovo area under Roman Empire
Roman Necropolis Drezga of Lopate established
Roman Settlement Vicianus at village of Klečovce established
(330-836) Kumanovo area under Byzantine Empire
Slavic tribes arrived: Berziti
old Žegligovo settlement established
836-976 under First Bulgarian Empire
976-1018 under Tzar Samuil
1018-1204 under Byzantine Empire
1020 Basil II in Kozjak established local episcopate from Archbishopric of Ohrid
1071 St. George monastery built
1094 Cumani tribe settled the area (It's believed the name Kumanovo came from this tribe)
1207-1217 under Second Bulgarian Empire
1313 Matejče Monastery built
1346-1371 under Serbian Empire
14th century Karpino Monastery built
1373-1395 under Principality of Velbazhd
(1395-1912) Kumanovo under Ottoman Empire
1415 Halit Efendi Mosque built
1463 under Sanjak of Skopje till 1912
16th century Karpino Monastery built
1519 First time the name Kumanovo appears in documents
1586/96 Kodza Mehmet Beg Mosque built
1660 Evlija Celebi visits Kumanovo
1689
Karposh's Rebellion
Kumanovo Fortress built
Selim I Giray retakes Kumanovo
18th century Kumanovo Clock Tower built
1751 Eski Mosque built
1773 Jusuf Efendi Mosque built
1805 Gavril Kratovac established the first school
1810 population: 800 by: Gomera
1833 Dimitrije Mladenovich established as Protoiereus
1835 population: 5,000 by: Dupničanin
1851 St. Nicholas church built
1867 Kosovo Vilayet (Kumanovo Kaza) established (Vali Ibrahim Edhem Pasha)
1873 Kumanovo is connected by rail with Solun
1877 Kosovo Vilayet established
1878 Kumanovo Uprising
1885 population: 7,000 by: Bjankoni
1894 IMRO organize a committee in Kumanovo in the house of Jordan Jovčev
1899 Goce Delchev visits Kumanovo
1900 population: 14,530 by: Knčev
1902 Holy Trinity church built
1903 Vlach school established
1904 Fight on Šuplji Kamen
1905
Fight in Tabanovce
Fight on Čelopek
1907 population: 15,000 by: Hadzi Vasiljevič
1912 Battle of Kumanovo Kingdom of Serbia vs. Ottoman Empire
1913 under Kingdom of Serbia, see Treaty of London
1915,
9 Oct 1915 - 24 Sep 1918 under Bulgaria, (Georgi Stojanov Todorov, Racho Petrov Stojanov, Stefan Toshev Toshev)
Ovče Pole Offensive
1918 under Serbia
1919 May 6, Boro Menkov birth
1920 FK Shparta established
1921
Gymnasium established
Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš birth
1922 October 14, Bajram Shabani birth
1923 June 28, construction started of Sports Hall Sokolana
1924 FK Kumanovo established
1926
Electricity arrived
Church St. Petka built
1928
Lenche Kumanovche published
1929
9 Oct. Vardar Banovina established
Kjira Manevich elected mayor
1930 Zanaetchiski Dom established
1931
Sports Hall Sokolana built
Momchilo Jovanovski born
1934
Two public execution in Kumanovo
Town Hospital established, gift from Nikola Spasich
1937 Zebrnjak monument built
1941
8 Apr - 19 Apr, under Nazi Germany (Georg Stumme)
19 Apr 1941 - 7 Sep 1944 under Bulgaria (Nikola Mihov Mikhailov, Anton Kozarov , Dimităr Raev, Toma Petrov)
11 October Anti-fascist insurrection started
14 October Boro Menkov Killed in Action
14 October Bajram Shabani Killed in Action
Dedo Ivan newspaper established
Oktobris newspaper established
1944
7 Sep - 12 Nov, under Nazi Germany (Heinz Scheurlen, Karl Hubert Lanz )
February March
Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš killed
1944 Zitomel company established
1945
Krsto Lazarov Konjushki executed
Teodosiy Dzhartov executed
Kumanovo Library established
Tane Georgievski Library established
Pobeda company established Later renamed CIK
1946
KIK company established
KK Kumanovo established
1947
Jug Turist company established
DIER company established later renamed "Dimche Erebica"
Iskara company established
FK Bashkimi established
1948
Theater Kumanovo established
NAMA (or Naroden Magazin) company established
Svetlina-Kumanovo company established
Prosveta company established
Population: 20,242
1951 Saltir Putinski elected mayor
1952 FZC 11 Oktomvri company established
1953
Kozjak company established
Population: 23,339
1954
Tekstilpromet company established
Bibrok company established
Kiro Fetak company established
Biserka company established
11 Noemvri company established
1956 Lipkovo Dam completed
1957
Memorial Ossuary built
Josip Broz Tito visit
1958
Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo established
Kozhara-Kumanovo company established
30 Juli company established
1959 Josip Broz Tito 2nd brief visit
1960
ZIK company established
Nace Bugjoni high school established
1961
Nash Vesnik newspaper established
Josip Broz Tito 3rd visit
Population: 30,762
1962 Monument to the Revolution built
1963 Jezdimir Bogdanski elected mayor
1964
Boro Petrushevski - Papuchar tobacco company established
Museum Kumanovo established
1965 Radio Kumanovo established
1967 Agro-Kumanovo company established
1970 Polet Company established
1971
Kiril Installed as Metropolitan bishop of DPK
Population: 46,363
1972
KIB company established
Josip Broz Tito 4th visit
1974
House Museum of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš established
Metodi Petrovski elected mayor
1976 Pioners Home 29 Noemvri established
1980
Cultural Center Trajko Prokopiev established
Sports Hall Kumanovo built
1981 Population: 60,842
1982 Momchilo Jovanovski elected Mayor
1986 Momchilo Jovanovski loses Mayor position
1990
Blage Kiprijanovski elected Mayor
Kumani established
FK Milano established
1993 TV Hana established
1994
RK Kumanovo reached the 1/8 finals at the EHF Cup Winners' Cup
Population: 65,233
1996
Boris Protikj elected Mayor
Lipkovo, Staro Nagoričane, Orašac and Klečovce seceded from Kumanovo and became Municipalities
1997 Matejche Mosque built
1998
Days of Comedy theater festival established
Dragan Bogdanovski dies
1999 Kumanovo Agreement signed
2000
Slobodan Kovachevski elected Mayor
St. George church built
2001
Albanian insurgency
Operation MH - 2
Operation Vaksince
Kumanovo Water Crisis
Kokino discovered
Orthodox cemetery desecrated in v.Opae
2002
Gymnasium bombing
Radio Bravo established
KK Kumanovo reached the play-off final in the Macedonian First League
Football player Stefan Tolevski (age 23) dies while playing a game on Gradski Stadium Kumanovo
population: 70,842
2003
Euro College established
2004
Daniel Markovski participated and came as runner up at the MRT reality TV show "Toa Sum Jas"
ASNOM Memorial Center built
Municipality of Orashec merged with Kumanovo Municipality
Romeo Zhivikj Roki killed
2005
Zoran Damjanovski elected Mayor (first term)
Goran Georgievski Mujo killed
Sasho Dimitrievski killed
New Mosque built
FC Bashkimi made it to the Q2 of UEFA Cup first time for a team from Kumanovo
2006
Church of St. George built
Josip Broz Tito Monument built
2008
Consecration of the newly build Cross in Kosmatac
Bajrush Gang arrested
Northeastern Statistical Region established
2009
Zoran Damjanovski elected Mayor (second term)
Faculty of Business Administration established
2010
Hadzi Shefket Mosque built
2011
Romanian Embassy in Macedonia established Aliriza Osmani as Honorary council of Romania in Kumanovo
2012
KK Kumanovo started to compete for the first time in the regional BIBL League
FK Goblen established
2013
Kiril dies, Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo dissolved, Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo established, Joseph Installed as Metropolitan bishop of the DKO
Ploshtad newspaper established
Zoran Damjanovski elected Mayor (third term)
Kumanovo religious attacks
2014
Start of Rehabilitation of Section Kumanovo - Beljakovce, Railway Corridor VIII
Nezim Gang arrested
Church St. Archangel Michael built
Police Station Bombing
Listeriosis outbreak
2015
K3 TV established
TV Plus established
Church of Resurrection of Christ built
Goshince attack
Kumanovo shootings
KK Kumanovo started to compete for the first time in the newly formed FIBA Europe Cup
Consecration of the church of Holy Martyr Cyriaca in Zubovce
Orthodox Church Ascension of Christ built in Dolno Kojnare
Consecration of the church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Umin Dol
Kosturnik and Voinovikj villages established
Darko "Spejko" Petkovski won regional Big Brother
2016
Office of "Association of Macedonian-Bulgarian friendship" established
8 Police officers posthumously awarded with Medal of Bravery
10th annual "Gymnasiade 2016" was held in Kumanovo
Olympiacos F.C. Fans attack on Lukoil Gas Station in Kumanovo
Consecration of Orthodox Church of Ascension of Christ built in the village of Pcinja
Consecration of Orthodox Church of Ascension of Christ in the village of Dolno Konjare
Consecration of Orthodox Church of the Most Holy Theotokos in Studena Bara
Public swimming pool Kumanovo established
Momchilo Jovanovski dies
2017
Christmas procession for the first time in Kumanovo
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