Kičevo

Also known as Kichevo

Kičevo ( ; , ) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. The city of Kičevo is the seat of Kičevo Municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kičevo
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Kičevo Municipality.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Coat of arms of Kičevo Municipality.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: North Macedonia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within North Macedonia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: 15px Southwestern
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 15px Kičevo
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Aleksandar Jovanovski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 814.3
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 23,428
Settlement.timezone: CET

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Wikidata facts

Population: 23428
Area: 48
Elevation: 620
Image: Kicevo 11-08-2006.jpg
Dialing code: 045

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Commons category: Kičevo
postal code: 6250
male population: 11684
female population: 11744
native label: Kërçovë
P12749: June 3

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History
Medieval period
Ottoman period
Modern
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Culture
Мacedonian traditional clothing
Albanian traditional clothing
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Twin towns - twin cities
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==Name== The name of the city in Macedonian and other South Slavic languages is Kičevo (Кичево). The name of the city in Albanian is Kërçovë. It was originally known as Uskana and was inhabited by the Illyrian tribe of the Penestae. It is presumed that the present name of the town originates from the name of this settlement populated by the Slavic Berziti tribe. In Turkish, the city is known as Kırçova. Kicevo was first mentioned as Uskana (Ωξάνα in Ancient Greek) in the reign of Perseus, king of Macedon during the Third Macedonian War (171–169 BC). The next written record of the town did not come until 1018, under the name of Kitzabis (from Kίτζαβις in Byzantine Greek), or sometimes as Kitsabis or Kitsavis or Kitzbon, or slavicised as Kicavis, noted in one of the documents of the Byzantine emperor Basil II. Under the rule of Prince Marko it was known as Katin Grad ("Katina's City") due to Marko's sister being named Katina.