Timeline of Kumanovo
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kumanovo, North Macedonia.
Prehistory
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- Kostoperska karpa settlement established
- Bronze Age Gradiste settlement established
- Neolithic site of Mlado Nagoričane settlement established
- Iron Age tumulus Groblje at Vojnik established
Antic Period
- 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
Early Middle Ages
- (330-836) Kumanovo area under
Byzantine Empire
- Slavic tribes arrived: Berziti
Middle Ages
- Emperor Basil II
- Monastery Karpino
- St. George
- Cumans
- Emperor Stefan Dušan
- Principality of Velbazhd
- old Žegligovo settlement established
- 836-1018 under First Bulgarian Empire
- 1018–1204 under
Byzantine Empire
- 1020 Basil II in Kozjak established local episcopate from Archbishopric of Ohrid[1]
- 1071
St. George monastery built
- 1094 Cumani tribe settled the area[2] (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
Ottoman Empire
- Kodza Mehmet Beg Mosque
- Karposh
- Eski Mosque
- St. Nikolas
- VMRO seal
- Holy Trinity
- (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[3]
- 1810 population: 800 by: Gomera
- 1833 Dimitrije Mladenovich established as Protoiereus[4]
- 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[5]
- 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[6]
- 1899 Goce Delchev visits Kumanovo
1900–1912
- Bulgarian exarchist school in Kumanovo 1900–1910
- Krustio Lazarov's Cheta in Kumanovo, 1908
- 1900 population: 14,530 by: Knčev
- 1902 Holy Trinity church built
- 1903 Vlach school established[7]
- 1904
Fight on Šuplji Kamen
- 1905
- 1907 population: 15,000 by: Hadzi Vasiljevič
Balkan Wars
- Monument Zebrnjak
- Kumanovo, c. 1913
- Radomir Putnik Kumanovo Railway Station 1912
- 1912 Battle of Kumanovo
Kingdom of Serbia vs.
Ottoman Empire
- 1913 under
Kingdom of Serbia, see Treaty of London
First World War
- Poppy grow band, 1917
- 1915,
- 9 Oct 1915 – 24 Sep 1918 under
Bulgaria, (Georgi Stojanov Todorov, Racho Petrov Stojanov, Stefan Toshev Toshev)
- Ovče Pole Offensive
- 9 Oct 1915 – 24 Sep 1918 under
- 1918 under
Serbia
- 1919 May 6, Boro Menkov birth
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Barracks of 22 Serbian Infantry Regiment, 1928
- Kumanovo 1930s
- Kumanovo 1930s
- Kumanovo and Skopie chetas IMARO
- 1920 FK Shparta established[8]: 173
- 1921
- Gymnasium established[8]: 169
- Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš birth
- 1922 October 14, Bajram Shabani birth
- 1923 June 28, construction started of Sports Hall Sokolana[9]
- 1924
FK Kumanovo established
- 1926
- Electricity arrived[8]: 160
- Church St. Petka built
- 1928
- Lenche Kumanovche published[10]
- 1929
- 9 Oct. Vardar Banovina[11] established
- Kjira Manevich elected mayor[12]
- 1930 Zanaetchiski Dom established[8]: 167
- 1931
- Sports Hall Sokolana built
- Momchilo Jovanovski born[13]
- 1934
- Two public execution in Kumanovo[14]
- Town Hospital established, gift from Nikola Spasich[8]: 250
- 1937 Zebrnjak monument built
Second World War
- Map of Bulgaria WWII
- Georg Stumme
- Heinz Scheurlen
- Dedo Ivan
- M. Apostolski
- Boro Menkov
- Hristijan Todorovski
- Bajram Shabani
- 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[15]
- 14 October Boro Menkov Killed in Action
- 14 October Bajram Shabani Killed in Action
- Dedo Ivan newspaper established[8]: 265
- Oktobris newspaper established[8]: 265
- 8 Apr – 19 Apr, under
- 1944
- 7 Sep – 12 Nov, under
Nazi Germany (Heinz Scheurlen, Karl Hubert Lanz )
February March
Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš killed
- 7 Sep – 12 Nov, under
Socialist Republic of Macedonia
- Tito
- Memorial Ossuary
- Polog and Kumanovo
- 1944
Zitomel company established[8]: 229
- 1945
- Krsto Lazarov Konjushki executed[16]
- Teodosiy Dzhartov executed
Kumanovo Library established
Tane Georgievski Library established[8]: 257
Pobeda company established[8]: 220 Later renamed CIK
- 1946
KIK company established[8]: 225
- KK Kumanovo established
- 1947
Jug Turist company established[8]: 233
DIER company established[8]: 222 later renamed "Dimche Erebica"
Iskara company established[8]: 218
- FK Bashkimi established
- 1948
Theater Kumanovo established
NAMA (or Naroden Magazin) company established[8]: 233
Svetlina-Kumanovo company established[8]: 233
Prosveta company established[8]: 244
- Population: 20,242
- 1951 Saltir Putinski elected mayor
- 1952
FZC 11 Oktomvri company established[8]: 216
- 1953
Kozjak company established[8]: 244
- Population: 23,339
- 1954
Tekstilpromet company established[8]: 233
Bibrok company established[8]: 227
Kiro Fetak company established[8]: 227
Biserka company established
11 Noemvri company established[8]: 218
- 1956
Lipkovo Dam completed[8]: 246
- 1957
Memorial Ossuary built
Josip Broz Tito visit[17]
- 1958
Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo established
Kozhara-Kumanovo company established[8]: 218
30 Juli company established[8]: 222
- 1959
Josip Broz Tito 2nd brief visit[17]
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- 1960
ZIK company established[8]: 229
Nace Bugjoni high school established
- 1961
Nash Vesnik newspaper established[8]: 265
Josip Broz Tito 3rd visit[17]
- Population: 30,762
- 1962
Monument to the Revolution built
- 1963 Jezdimir Bogdanski elected mayor
- 1964
Boro Petrushevski – Papuchar tobacco company established[8]: 233
Museum Kumanovo established
- 1965
Radio Kumanovo established[8]: 265
- 1967
Agro-Kumanovo company established[8]: 234
- 1970
Polet Company established[8]: 222
- 1971
- 1972
KIB company established[8]: 236
Josip Broz Tito 4th visit[17]
- 1974
- House Museum of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš established
- Metodi Petrovski elected mayor
- 1976
Pioners Home 29 Noemvri established[8]: 255
- 1980
Cultural Center Trajko Prokopiev established[8]: 259
Sports Hall Kumanovo built
- 1981 Population: 60,842
- 1982 Momchilo Jovanovski elected Mayor[13]
- 1986 Momchilo Jovanovski loses Mayor position[13]
Macedonia
- 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[18]
- 1998
- Days of Comedy theater festival established
Dragan Bogdanovski dies
- 1999
Kumanovo Agreement signed
21st century
- Operation МХ-2
- Special Police Unit
- Special Police Unit
- Batko Gjorgjija
- Kumanovo and Osogovo
- Logo of Northeastern Region of Macedonia where Kumanovo is part of
- ASNOM memorial center, Pelince
2000s
- 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[19]
- 2002
Gymnasium bombing[20][21]
- 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[22]
- population: 70,842
- 2003
- Euro College established[23]
- 2004
- Daniel Markovski participated and came as runner up at the MRT reality TV show "Toa Sum Jas"[24]
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[25]
- Sasho Dimitrievski killed[26]
- 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 built Cross in Kosmatac[27]
Bajrush Gang arrested[28]
Northeastern Statistical Region established
- 2009
Zoran Damjanovski elected Mayor (second term)
- Faculty of Business Administration established
2010s
- Clashes 2015
- 2010
- Hadzi Shefket Mosque built
- 2011
Romanian Embassy in Macedonia established Aliriza Osmani as Honorary council of Romania in Kumanovo[29][30]
- 2012
- KK Kumanovo started to compete for the first time in the regional BIBL League[31]
FK Goblen established
- 2013
- Kiril of Polog and Kumanovo 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[32][33]
- 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[34]
- Orthodox Church Ascension of Christ built in Dolno Kojnare[35]
- Consecration of the church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Umin Dol[36]
- Kosturnik and Voinovikj villages established[37]
- Darko "Spejko" Petkovski won regional Big Brother
- 2016
Office of "Association of Macedonian-Bulgarian friendship" established[38]
- 8 Police officers posthumously awarded with Medal of Bravery[39]
- 10th annual "Gymnasiade 2016" was held in Kumanovo[40]
Olympiacos F.C. Fans attack on Lukoil Gas Station in Kumanovo[41]
- Consecration of Orthodox Church of Ascension of Christ built in the village of Pcinja[42]
- Consecration of Orthodox Church of Ascension of Christ in the village of Dolno Konjare[43]
- Consecration of Orthodox Church of the Most Holy Theotokos in Studena Bara[44]
- Public swimming pool Kumanovo established
- Momchilo Jovanovski dies[45]
- 2017
- Christmas procession for the first time in Kumanovo[46]
See also
- List of mayors of Kumanovo
- List of Metropolitans of Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo
- Timeline of Skopje
References
- ^ issuu.com Jovan Hadxi Vasiljevich, Juzhna Stara Srbija p.475Retrieved 20 May 2015 (Serbian)
- ^ Article about the town
- ^ issuu.com Jovan Hadzi Vasiljevich, Juzhna Stara Srbija p.492 Retrieved 20 May 2015
- ^ issuu.com Jovan Hadzi Vasiljevich, Juzhna Stara Srbija p.490 Retrieved 20 May 2015
- ^ Vladimir Antonov, Kumanovo Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
- ^ КУМАНОВО И КУМАНОВСКИОТ КРАЈ ПО ИЛИНДЕНСКОТО ВОСТАНИЕ ДО БАЛКАНСКИТЕ ВОЈНИ Retrieved 29 December 2016
- ^ issuu.com Jovan Hadzi Vasiljevich, Juzhna Stara Srbija p.499 Retrieved 20 May 2015
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Masevski, Dimitar; Bolto, Miodrag Arsovski (1996). Kumanovo (in Macedonian). NIP Nova Makedonija – Skopje RE Pechatnica.
- ^ [85 години од изградба на Соколана ] Macedonian. retrieved 29 December 2016
- ^ www.kumanovonews.com Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
- ^ worldstatesmen.org Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
- ^ www.kumanovonews.com Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
- ^ a b c Почина Момчило Јовановски 20 December 2016 Retrieved 23 December 2016
- ^ Куманово, Петар Трајковски, стр. 125, ISBN 9899-000-00-0
- ^ [Првите 50 дена по ослободување на Куманово] Macedonian. Retrieved 29 December 2016
- ^ "ВОЈВОДAТА КРСТО ЛАЗАРОВ КОЊУШКИ - Printable Version".
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- ^ "Со апсењето на Џејми Шеј, ставена точка на бомбите | Вечер". vecer.mk. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19.
- ^ [3] Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
- ^ Почина фудбалерот на Напредок, Стефан Толески Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
- ^ Euro College Kumanovo established Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
- ^ [4] Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
- ^ [5] Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
- ^ vecer.mk 10 September 2005 Retrieved 15 May 2015 (Macedonian)
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- ^ [15] Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
- ^ Костурник и Воиновиќ официјално добија статус на села 28 May 2015 (Macedonian) Retrieved 2/1/2017
- ^ Отворена канцеларија на македонско-бугарско пријателство 28 April 2016 Macedonian, Retrieved 23 July 2016
- ^ „Медал за храброст“ за загинатите полицајци во Диво насеље 5 May 2016 Macedonian, Retrieved 23 July 2016
- ^ Отворена годинешнава „Гимназијада“ (галерија) 5 May 2016 Macedonian, Retrieved 23 July 2016
- ^ Грчки навивачи малтретирале вработен на бензинска 6 June 2016 Macedonian, Retrieved 23 July 2016
- ^ Lesser Consecration of the church of Ascension of Christ 09 June 2016 Retrieved 29 July 2016
- ^ Consecration of the church of Ascension of Christ 09 June 2016 Retrieved 29 July 2016
- ^ Consecration of the church of the Most Holy Theotokos in Studena Bara 25 May 2016 Retrieved 29 July 2016
- ^ Се одржа комеморација за Момчило Јовановски 22 December 2016 Retrieved 23 December 2016
- ^ Бадникова литија за првпат во Куманово 6 January 2017 (Macedonia) Retrieved 10 January 2017
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- Skopska Crna Gora
- Gradištanska planina
- German mountain
- Kumanovo River
- Kojnarka River
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- Timeline of Kumanovo
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Cultural Buildings
- Museum Kumanovo
- Cultural Center "Trajko Prokopiev"
- House Museum of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš
- ASNOM Memorial Center
- Theater Kumanovo
- Art Gallery Kumanovo
- Rezhanovce Museum of folk costumes
- Kumanovo Library
- Kozjak cinema (former)
- Napredok cinema (former)
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- Days of Comedy
- International Art Colony
- Pivtijada
- Summer Jazz Festival (former)
Transportation
- List of companies in Kumanovo
- European route E75
- Pan-European Corridor X
- Pan-European Corridor VIII
- Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport
- Adzi Tepe Airport
- Kumanovo Bus Station
- Kumanovo Railway Station
- Mall Garnizon
- SUMA Shopping center
- Tush Market
- Ramstor Market
- Tinex Market