Gevgelija
Gevgelija (; ) is a border town located in the very southeast of North Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border crossing with Greece (Bogorodica-Evzoni), the point which links the motorway from Skopje and three regional capitals, Belgrade, Zagreb, and Sofia with Thessaloniki in Greece. The town is the seat of the Gevgelija Municipality.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gevgelija
- Settlement.nickname
- Macedonian Las Vegas
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Gevgelija Municipality.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150x75px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Gevgelija Municipality.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 53x75px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- North Macedonia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within North Macedonia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
Article
14 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Transport
- Demographics
- Geography
- Climate
- Sports
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- Notable people
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Gevgelija (; ) is a border town located in the very southeast of North Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border crossing with Greece (Bogorodica-Evzoni), the point which links the motorway from Skopje and three regional capitals, Belgrade, Zagreb, and Sofia with Thessaloniki in Greece. The town is the seat of the Gevgelija Municipality.
==Name== In Macedonian the town is called Gevgelija (Гевгелија). In other languages, it is known as Yevyeli (Γευγελή) in Greek, Gevgeli () in Bulgarian, Đevđelija (, ) in Serbian and Gevgeli in Turkish. Furthermore, in Megleno-Romanian, the city is known as .