Valandovo
Valandovo
Валандово (Macedonian) | |
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City | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | http://www.valandovo.gov.mk/ |
Valandovo (
History
Ancient Period
Evidence of life can be found beginning in the 10th-7th centuries B.C. There is a settlement known as
Modern Period
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Valandovo was part of the
Geography and Climate
Having an ideal Mediterranean climate, the town and its surroundings give the impression of a large garden abundant with the well-known and tasty Valandovo
Population and Ethnicities
According to the census performed in 2002,[1] the population of Valandovo Municipality is 11,890 inhabitants.
The ethnic structure of the population living in the Valandovo is:
- Macedonians: 9,830 (82.67%)
- Turks: 1,333 (11.21%)
- Romani: 32 (0.27%)
- Serbs: 639 (5.37%)
- Bosniaks: 1
- Vlachs: 1
- Others: 52 (0.45%)
As of 2021, the city of Valandovo has 3,671 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following:[2]
- Macedonians – 3,393
- Serbs - 47
- Turks - 47
- Romani - 16
- Albanians – 1
- Bosniaks – 1
- others – 36
- Person without Data - 130
Music Festival
Valandovo is known for its annual music festival in which the best folk singers from Macedonia take part. The first festival started as a result of the continuity of the rich and long musical tradition of this region. It was held in 1985 and became a new tradition promoted from its very beginning. For over 20 years now, the festival has presented valuable music and has gained great national significance.
The chief organisers of the festival faced some problems and difficulties from the humble beginnings but nevertheless, they never gave up on their idea. The festival was quickly accepted by audiences.
In 1989, a summer festival stage with 1,200 seats was built and all performances from 1985 – 89 were broadcast on television and so seen by 30,000 people. Valandovo musical production has issued 35 audio-cassettes, records and video-cassettes.
In 1993, the festival was held in Sydney, Australia.
The FOLK FEST has been admitted to FIDOV – the World Federation of Festival Organisations, with its head office in Los Angeles, United States. This membership enables a worldwide presentation of both Macedonia and the festival. The festival has also received several awards, among others one by Deutsche Welle, a German radio station, for special achievements among our immigrants.
Sports
The local football club is FK Pobeda and they play in the Macedonian Third League.
Notable Natives
- Gjorge Ivanov, former President of the Republic of Macedonia
- Nano Ružin, 2009 Republic of Macedonia presidential candidate
- Petar Gošev, Governor of the National Bank of North Macedonia
- Blagica Kaleva, folk singer
References
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ^ "Archived". makstat.stat.gov.mk. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.[dead link]