Gevgelija (Macedonian: Гевгелија, [ɡɛvˈɡɛlija] (help·info)) is a town with a population of 15,685 located in the very southeast of the Republic of Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border with Greece (Bogorodica-Evzoni), the point which links the motorway from Skopje and three other former Yugoslav capitals (Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljubljana) with Thessaloniki. The town is the seat of Gevgelija Municipalit...
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Gevgelija (Macedonian: Гевгелија, [ɡɛvˈɡɛlija] (help·info)) is a town with a population of 15,685 located in the very southeast of the Republic of Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border with Greece (Bogorodica-Evzoni), the point which links the motorway from Skopje and three other former Yugoslav capitals (Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljubljana) with Thessaloniki. The town is the seat of Gevgelija Municipality. The town is fraternized with the Slovenian town of Sežana.
In Macedonian the town is called Gevgelija (Гевгелија). It is known as Gevgili in Turkish, Gevgelí (Γευγελή) in Greek, Gevgeli (Гевгели) in Bulgarian and Đevđelija (Ђевђелија) in Serbian.
The town of Gevgelija has 15,685 residents, most of whom are Macedonians.
Located between the mountains Kozuf and Pajak only 70 km from Thessaloniki and 165 km from Skopje, the town acts as a rail depot between the two countries, making it a central location in its region. Its position in the...
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