Things to Do

Kumanovo's central sights are walkable from New Yugoslavia Square. If you have a car or a driver, Matejče Monastery west of town adds a stronger historic stop than the centre alone can offer.

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Things to Do

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Matejče Monastery

Matejče Monastery stands west of Kumanovo in the Skopska Crna Gora mountains. Serbian King Stefan Dušan began rebuilding it in the 14th century, and …

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Church of Saint George

The Church of Saint George is a medieval Orthodox church northeast of Kumanovo, valued for both its architecture and frescoes. First built in 1071 …

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Church of Saint Nicholas

The Church of Saint Nicholas is Kumanovo's main Orthodox church. Built in 1851 on the site of an earlier church, it was designed by …

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04

Memorial Ossuary

The Memorial Ossuary stands on a hill north of the centre and commemorates the National Liberation War of Macedonia. Its female figure with raised …

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05

Zebrnjak

Zebrnjak is a hilltop memorial to the Battle of Kumanovo, built in 1937 and partly destroyed during World War II. The remaining base and …

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Church of Saints George and Nicholas

The Church of Saints George and Nicholas is an unusual double church, with separate entrances and apses for the two dedications. Its oldest frescoes …
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Tatar Sinan Beg Mosque

Tatar Sinan Beg Mosque, also called the Eski Mosque, is Kumanovo's Ottoman counterpoint to its Orthodox churches. Built in 1532, it has a single …

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New Yugoslavia Square

New Yugoslavia Square is Kumanovo's centre of gravity. The square is framed by civic buildings, including the early-20th-century Craftsmen's Hall, and carries several layers …

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Church of the Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a 1902 Macedonian Orthodox church in central Kumanovo. It was built by the Serbian church community, with …

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10

Zabelski Monastery

Zabelski Monastery is a forested 14th-century monastery north of Kumanovo, centred on a church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. The church was …

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Beljakovce Monastery

Beljakovce Monastery is a small rural religious site southeast of Kumanovo, centred on a well-preserved church and a spring that locals traditionally regarded as …
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Kostoperska Rock

Kostoperska Rock is a massive volcanic basalt formation northeast of Kumanovo. The rock has both natural and archaeological interest, with finds from the Chalcolithic …
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ASNOM Memorial Center

The ASNOM Memorial Center commemorates the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia, whose first session in 1944 helped define modern Macedonian statehood …

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Kumanovo Baths

Mineral spring baths a short trip from central Kumanovo

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Kodza Mehmet Beg Mosque

Kodza Mehmet Beg Mosque is a ruined stone mosque in Tabanovce, built in 1596 with a dome and minaret. It is a small but …