Demir Kapija (4,815 inhabitants) is a town located near the Gates of the same name. Demir-Kapija is a place already met in Classical times under the name of Stenas (gorge). In the middle ages it was known as a Slav settlement, under the name of Prosek, while today's name originates from the Turkish reign, meaning "The Iron Gate". The town of Prosek was used as a fortress due to its good strategic position. In the thirteenth century Prosek had become the seat of Dobromir Hris, and Strez was its well-known commander. Slav, Slavic or Slavonic can refer to: Slavic peoples Slavic languages Slavic mythology Church Slavonic language Old Church Slavonic language Slavonian can also refer to Slavonia, a region in eastern Croatia. ...
The former settlement was fortified by walls, and it is considered that it was used to exist in the Neolithic Age. Demir Kapija is hiding numerous localities and invincible remains. The research up to the present has proved that all the pass periods have left their traces: the Roman, Byzantine, the period of the Bulgarian Tsar Samuil the Turkish as well as the early Christian period. Roman or Romans may refer to: History Ancient Rome Roman Kingdom (753 BC to 509 BC) Roman Republic (509 BC to 44 BC) Roman Empire (44 BC to AD 476) Roman citizen Byzantine Empire (330 to 1453), also known as the Eastern Roman Empire or the Empire of the Greeks... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria (c. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ...
The Vardar river makes a wonderful gorge close to Demir-Kapija, while the "Bela Voda" cave is very interesting to see. When passing "The Iron Gates", the road leads to the Valandovo and Gevgelija valley. It is the most picturesque region in Macedonia, as well as the most variegated with its agricultural products. This valley is under the influence of the Aegean climate. The Vardar (Macedonian: Вардар; Latin: Axius; Αξιός(Axios) is the ancient and current Greek name of the river) is the longest river in the Republic of Macedonia. ...
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