Timeline of Kumanovo

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kumanovo, North Macedonia.

Prehistory

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
- Fight in Tabanovce
- Fight on Čelopek
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
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
1944
- 7 Sep – 12 Nov, under Nazi Germany (Heinz Scheurlen, Karl Hubert Lanz )
- February March
- Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš killed

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]

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
- Kiril Installed as Metropolitan bishop of DPK
- Population: 46,363
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

21_st 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]

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
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^ Почина фудбалерот на Напредок, Стефан Толески Retrieved 15 January 2016 (Macedonian)
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Kumanovo

Geography

Skopska Crna Gora
Gradištanska planina
German mountain
Kumanovo River
Kojnarka River

History

Timeline of Kumanovo

Places of interest

Buildings	Memorial Ossuary Zebrnjak Zanaetchiski Dom Kasapski Krug Clock Tower (former) Kumanovo Fortress (former)
Monuments	Batko Gjorgjija Chetiri Bandere Josip Broz Tito Makedonka Pero Chicho Magdalena Antova Ajduchka Cheshma Menkova Koliba
Parks	Gradski Park Sokolana Shetalishte - Kej Kumanovska Banja
Squares	Nova Jugoslavija Square Josip Broz Tito Square
Bridges	Iskta bridge Mitev bridge Sredorek bridge
Streets	Ivo Lola Ribar Nagorichki sokak Done Bozinov Proevski sokak 11 Oktomvri Ukjumat sokak Narodna Revolucija Pchinski pat Nikola Tesla Vranjsko dzade Ilindenska Romanovski sokak
Cemetery	Kumanovo Town Cemetery Muslim cemetery

Religion

Religious organizations	MOC-OA IRC

Orthodox Churches and Monasteries	St. Nikolas Old church Holy Trinity New church St. Archangel Michael Karposh St. George Near cemetery St. Petka Bedinje Resurrection of Christ Inside cemetery St. Mina Proevce St. George Tromegje Nagorichane Monastery Karpino Monastery Matejche Monastery
Sunni Mosques	Cherkezi Mosque Willage Mosque D'lga Tatar Sinan Beg Mosque New Mosque Hadzi Shefket Mosque Osman Biligbash Mosque Lopate Romanovce Mosque Sopot Mosque Kodža Mehmet Beg Mosque Tabanovce
Catholic church	St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Kumanovo
Protestant church	Evangelic church of Kumanovo Adventist church of Kumanovo Jehovah's witnesses Church of Kumanovo

Museums and
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)

Local media

TV	TV+ Festa Hana (former) K3 (former) KRT (former) TV Nova (former) TVK (former) KTL (former)
Radio	Radio Bum Radio Bravo City FM (former)
Newspaper	Ploshtad (former) Nash Vesnik (former) Beseda (former) Kumanovski (former) Dedo Ivan (former) Oktobris (former)

Sport

Sport Centers	Gradski Stadium Kumanovo Sports Hall Kumanovo Sports Hall Sokolana Milano Arena Public swimming pool
Sport Teams	FK Bashkimi 1947–2008 2011 FK Goblen FK Karpoš 93 GFK Kumanovo FK Milano KK Kumanovo RK Kumanovo ŽRK Kumanovo FHC Kumanovo OC Kumanovo