Vinica – City in Eastern Macedonia with 10,863 h. (2002). It lies on the contact between the Kocani valley plane from the north and the northern slopes of Mount Plachkovica from the south. Through V. The regional road Kocani-Berovo passes. The city occupies a total area of 335 ha. C. There is a continental-sub-Mediterranean climate. The average annual air temperature is 0 12.9 S. Across V. Teach Vinica and Gradecka Reka, and their troughs are regulated. The space of today’s V. There was a settlement as early as the late antique time. Confirmation of this is the Vinica Kale on which terracotta icons were discovered (1985), and they fall in the rank of the most exclusive works in the field of early Christian art in Macedonia. As a larger village settlement there is in ⅹⅰⅹ c. When the bazaar was formed and became a commercial and market center for the villages on the left side of Bregalnica. The rich livestock market and the maintenance of two fairs annually allowed the settlement to exist, despite most trade and craft stores, and 10 anims. As a result of the economic rise in 1858. In the V. It was built a large and beautiful church dedicated to St. Archangel Michael. However, the population in V. until the end of World War II stagnated. Then it begins to increase, and the biggest increase was noticed in the period after 1971. When the settlement was declared a city. From 10,863 h. In 2002 Macedonians were 9,246 h. or 85.1%, Turks 256 or 2.4%, Roma 1.209 or 11.1%, Vlachs 111 or 1.0%, Serbs 20 and others 21 h. C. is the seat of a municipality that covers an area of 43,267 ha, there are 16 settlements with 19,938 h. One of the oldest factories in the city is the building materials industry “Proleter” established in 1947. Then in 1964 The plant for umbrellas “Winka” was built, in 1977 the apparel factory “Vinichanka”, in 1972 the Freunka mats factory – August 30, “and in the field of metal industry is the factory” Minor “. Part of the population deals with breeding tobacco and rice, and many are departed on temporary work abroad. In the city there is DSU with high school, textile and machine classes, workers’ university, health center and more trade and craft stores. Lit.: Gorgi Malkovski, Vinica and Vinica, Monograph, Vinica, 1998. Al. ST.
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