Tetovo Тетово
Coat of arms
Tetovo Location within Republic of Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°00′N 20°58′E / 42, 20.967
Country	Macedonia
Municipality	Tetovo municipality
Area
- Total	1,068 km² (412.4 sq mi)
Elevation	468 m (1,535 ft)
Population ([citation needed])
- Total	76,580
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	1200
Area code(s)	+389 044
Car plates	TE
Website: tetovo.gov.mk [1] .

Tetovo (Macedonian: Тетово, Albanian: Tetova, Tetovë, Turkish: Kalkandelen) is a city in the northwestern part of Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. Image File history File links MMCA(Tetovo). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2000 × 2000 pixel, file size: 98 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Debar Kičevo... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... The municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia are first-order administrative divisions. ... Tetovo (Macedonian:Тетово) is a municipality in northwestern Macedonia. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating telephone number ranges to countries, regions, areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks such as mobile phone networks. ... A license plate, licence plate, number plate or registration plate (often referred to simply as a plate, or colloquially tag) is a small metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle for official identification purposes. ... The Å ar mountain (Macedonian, Serbian and Bulgarian: Шар Планина, Å ar Planina ; Albanian: Malet e Sharrit, Mali i Sharrit, Sharr) is a mountain located on the southern border of Serbia (in Kosovo) and the northwest part of the Republic of Macedonia. ...

The city covers an area of 1,080 km² (417 sq mi) at 468 metres (1,535 ft) above sea level, with a population of 70,033 citizens in the municipality.^[1]. It is home to the State University of Tetovo and South East European University. The city of Tetovo is the seat of Tetovo municipality. State University of Tetovo Established: 1994 The State University of Tetovo (Macedonian: Државен универзитет во Тетово and Albanian: Universiteti Shtetëror i Tetovës) is one of the three Macedonian state universities and it is located in Tetovo. ... Universitys emblem South East European University (SEE University), located in Tetovo, in western part of the Republic of Macedonia. ... Tetovo (Macedonian:Тетово) is a municipality in northwestern Macedonia. ...

Name

According to a legend Tetovo means "Teto's place" and, according to myth, the town was named after the legendary hero Teto, who supposedly cleared the town of snakes.

Another etymology of the name Tetovo is that it comes from the Slavic word "hteti" meaning: wanting, wanted. Hence, the name Tetovo comes from its original roots Htetovo or a "place where we want to live". The initial /h/ sound was lost in Macedonian (compare Serbian "hleb" with Macedonian "leb"). Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ...

The name of the city in Turkish is Kalkandelen.

History

Although there may have been inhabitants in Tetovo's area as early as the Bronze Age, Tetovo was officially founded in the 14th century as a small medieval Orthodox settlement around the Sveta Bogorodica church. Tetovo grew with the building and construction of houses around the Orthodox Church. At the end of the 14th century, Tetovo, along with all of Macedonia, fell under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. As the Muslim population in Macedonia began to expand in the early Ottoman period mosques, baths, and markets began to appear as early as the 15th century. Tetovo under Ottoman tutelage became an important trade center for the local farmers and craftsmen, as well as an important military fortification. Turkish influence deeply impacted Tetovo and it was renamed Kalkandelen to reinforce the new Islamic presence. Haci Halife in the 17th century noted in his writings that Kalkandelen was expanding at an amazing rate in its lowland areas. By the 19th century, when the population of Tetovo began to increase with settlement from the surrounding villages, the French traveler Ami Bue noted that the population had reached about 4,500 people. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1683, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–1365) Edirne (1365–1453) Ä°stanbul (1453–1922) Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 (first) Osman I  - 1918–22 (last) Mehmed VI Grand Viziers  - 1320... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

Monuments

Mosque Xhamia e Larme, also known as Xhamia e Pashës, is near the Shkumbi river in the old part of the town. The mosque was build in 1495 and rebuild 1833 from Abdurrahman Pasha, the son of Rexhep Pasha. The Monastery of Lešok with the churches of St. Athanasius and of the Church of the Holy Virgin are only 8 kilometres (5 mi) away from Tetovo, by the road leading to the village of Brezno. The Church of the Holy Virgin, built in 1326, is an excellent example of Byzantine style and architectural tradition. The church has three layers of frescoes. The 1st and bottom layer is from the first time of construction, the second and middle one was added sometime in the 17th century, and the third and top layer was added in 1879. Several marble columns from the original church can still be seen in the Tetovo museum. The church of St. Athanasius was built in 1924 next to the church of the Holy Mother of God. In the yard of the Monastery of Lešok is the tomb of the Yugoslavian educator Kiril Pejchinovik, who was born in 1770. In his honor, this monastery hosts an International Meeting of Literary Translators. Tetovo is also a host to the Festival of the Macedonian Choirs. Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled Athanasios) (298–May 2, 373) was a Christian bishop, the Patriarch of Alexandria, in the fourth century. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman I (1299-1326) to Orhan I (1326-1359) Aradia de Toscano, is initiated into a Dianic cult of Italian Witchcraft (Stregheria), and discovers through a vision that she is the human incarnation of the goddess Aradia. ... The Palatine Chapel of the Norman Kings of Sicily. ... A XIV Century fresco featuring Saint Sebastian Note: Fresco is the NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... For the village in Queensland, see 1770, Queensland. ...

Famous people born in Tetovo

• Todor Skalovski, (1909-2004), famous Macedonian composer, chorus and orchestra conductor

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Population

The majority of Tetovo's residents are ethnic Albanians who amount to 60,886 according to the last Macedonian census held in 2002 [2]. The second largest ethnic group in the city are Macedonians (20,053). Other groups include Roma (2,357), Turks (1,882), Serbs (604), Bosniaks (156), Vlachs (15), and others (627). The Macedonians (Македонци, Makedonci) - also referred to as Macedonian Slavs [1] - are a South Slavic ethnic group who are primarily associated with the Republic of Macedonia. ...

Sports

Tetovo is represented in the Macedonian First League by the football clubs FK Shkendija 79 and FK Renova. FK Teteks and FK Drita play in the Macedonian Second League. Macedonian First League Logo The Macedonian First League (Macedonian:Македонска Прва лига} is the highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia. ... FK Shkendija 79 is a Macedonian football club based in Tetovo. ... FK Renova is a Macedonian football club based in Cepciste. ...

See also

• Tetovo municipality
• Polog statistical region

Tetovo (Macedonian:Тетово) is a municipality in northwestern Macedonia. ...

References

1. ^ 2002 Census results

External links

• http://www.tetovo.gov.mk/
• http://makedonija.name/cities.php?page=tetovo Tetovo basic information
• http://www.setole.com.mk - Beautiful Mountain Village
• Vratnica - A village near Tetovo

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