Makedonski Brod ( mk, Македонски Брод ) is a municipality in western

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

, named after the town of

Makedonski Brod Makedonski Brod ( mk, Македонски Брод ; meaning "Macedonian Ford") is a small town in the central part of North Macedonia, on the south-eastern part of Suva Gora, western Karadžica and south-western Dautica mountains. The town is ...

, where the municipal seat is located. Makedonski Brod Municipality is part of the

Southwestern Statistical Region The Southwestern Statistical Region ( mk, Југозападен Регион; Albanian: Rajoni jugperendimor) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the west and southwestern part of the country, borders ...

Geography

The municipality borders *

Želino Municipality Želino ( mk, , sq, Zhelinë) is a municipality in the northwestern part of North Macedonia. '' Želino'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region. Geography T ...

and

Brvenica Municipality Brvenica ( mk, , sq, Komuna e Bërvenicës) is a municipality in the northwestern part of North Macedonia. Brvenica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Brvenica Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Regio ...

to the north, * Studeničani and Sopište municipalities to the northeast, * Čaška and Dolneni municipalities to the southeast, * Kruševo Municipality to the south, *

Plasnica Municipality Plasnica ( mk, , tr, Plasniça) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. ''Plasnica'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Plasnica Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region. It is particular ...

to the southwest, *

Kičevo Municipality Kičevo Municipality ( mk, Кичево; sq, Kërçovë) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia. The municipal seat is the city of Kičevo. Kičevo Municipality is located in the Southwestern Statistical Region. Geography The ...

to the west, and * Gostivar Municipality to the northwest. The municipality includes the Kozjak Hydro Power Plant and the associated artificial lake, the largest such lake in the country.

Demographics

By the August 2004 territorial division of Macedonia, the rural Samokov Municipality was attached to Makedonski Brod Municipality, which then totaled 7,141 inhabitants. Before the merge, * The municipality of Makedonski Brod had 5,517 inhabitants in 1994 and 5,558 in 2002 * Samokov Municipality had 2,057 inhabitants in 1994 and 1,553 in 2002 * In 2021 the municipality of Makedonski Brod had 5,889 people.

Notable people

* Gjurčin Naumov - Pljakot, revolutionary, born in Slansko * Tasa Konević, Macedonian Serb Chetnik, born in Krapa *

Micko Krstić Micko Krstić-Porečki ( sr-cyr, Мицко Крстић, 1855 – October 29, 1909), known as Vojvoda Micko, was a Serbian rebel and military leader active in the Poreče region. Origin and early life Krstić was born in Latovo, near Makedons ...

, Macedonian Serb Chetnik, born in Latovo *

Zafir Premčević Zafir Premčević ( sr-cyr, Зафир Премчевић; 1872—1937) was a Serbian Chetnik commander in Old Serbia and Macedonia during the Macedonian Struggle, who also participated in the Balkan Wars and World War I. Life Premčević was ...

, Macedonian Serb Chetnik, born in Ljupšte *

Trenko Rujanović Trenko Rujanović ( sr-cyr, Тренко Рујановић; born c. 1870), known as Vojvoda Trenko (Војвода Тренко), was a Macedonian Serb Chetnik and Bulgarian apostate. Life Rujanović was born in the village of Krapa, in the Po ...

, Macedonian Serb Chetnik, born in Krapa *

Ilija Slanštanec Ilija may refer to: * Ilija, Iran, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran * Ilija, Slovakia, a village and municipality in the Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region * Ilija (given name), South Slavic given name *ilija (puki) ka ...

, writer and historian, born in SlanskoРисте Наумовски, „Предговор“, во: Илија Сланштанец, ''По стапки од младост - раскази од младежта'', Скопје, 1959, стр. 6. *

Dane Stojanović Danilo "Dane" Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Дане Стојановић, 1904–18) was a Serbian Chetnik commander in Old Serbia and Macedonia (1904–08), who also participated in the Balkan Wars (1912–13). He was also known as Dane Krapče. Li ...

, Macedonian Serb Chetnik, born in Krapa *

Božidar Vidoeski Božidar ( Bulgarian, Macedonian, sr-cyr, Божидар, pl, Bożydar, sometimes transliterated as Bojidar, or Bozhidar) is a Slavic given name meaning "Divine gift". It is a calque of the Greek name Theodore, itself derived from the Greek word ...

, linguist, born in Zvečan

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of North Macedonia