Radovis – City in the southeastern part of the Republic of Macedonia with 16.223 h. (2002). It is located in the northwestern part of the Strumica-Radovis valley, on both sides of Radovish River, at an altitude of about 380 m. It passes the main road M-6, which connects it to Stip, and to the east with Strumica. It covers an area of 477 ha. It has a moderate-continental climate with changed Mediterranean influence. The average annual air temperature is 12.3 ° C, and the average annual amount of precipitation 520 mm. R. It is first mentioned in one Charter of Vasily ⅱ of 1018 As a settlement in Strumica Diocese. It has little data from the time of Turkish rule. The city of advanced during ⅹⅰⅹ c., When he was about 4,000 h. and developed bazaar with 150 stores. Agrarian-craft function had in the period between the two world wars. Today, most of the population are Macedonians 13,991 h., While the minorities are most Turks (1927) and Roma (181). R. is the seat of a municipality that covers an area of 49,748 ha, there are 36 settlements with 28,244 h. Part of the population is engaged in the grounding, especially with the breeding of tobacco, and one part is employed in the textile and pharmaceutical industry, as well as mining in the mine for copper ore Bucim. The city has a gymnasium and a health center, and the younger object is the church “St. Trinity, built in 2003 Lit.: Mitko Panov, Radovis, “Annual Proceedings of FF”, Rh. 1., Skopje, 1956; After-II’s population, households and apartments in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002, REC. J, DSH, Skopje, 2004. Al. ST.
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
Кириличен напис РАДОВИШ