Theme Week Macedonia – Strumica

23 July 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

World map fountain on Goce Delčev Square © Тиверополник/cc-by-sa-3.0

World map fountain on Goce Delčev Square © Тиверополник/cc-by-sa-3.0

Strumica is the largest city in eastern Macedonia, near the Novo Selo-Petrich border crossing with Bulgaria. About 100,000 people live in the region surrounding the city. It is named after the Strumica River which runs through it. The city of Strumica is the seat of Strumica Municipality. The town is first mentioned in the 2nd century BC with the Hellenic name Astraîon by Ptolemy and Pliny. It was later known as Tiveriopolis; it received its present name from the Slavic settlers of the Middle Ages. In modern Greek the town is known as Strómnitsa, and its name in Turkish is Ustrumca. Strumica is the main agricultural center in Macedonia. It has food industry, textile factories and a developed domestic and international trade network.   read more…

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