Centar
Centar is the modern commercial and political hub of Skopje, capital of North Macedonia. It is one of the 10 municipalities that make up the City of Skopje.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dristovski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: municipality of North Macedonia with 45,400 residents
- Description: local administrative unit (opština) in North Macedonia, one of the ten municipalities of the city of Skopje
- Also known as: “Centar Municipality”, “Centar Municipality, Skopje”, and “Opstina Centar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Toše Proeski Arena and Skopje Fortress.
Toše Proeski Arena
Stadium
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Arena Toše Proeski is a sports stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, but also for concerts or athletics.
Skopje Fortress
Photo: Yemc, Public domain.
The Skopje Fortress, commonly referred to as Kale, is a historic fortress located in the old town of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is located in Centar municipality and situated on the highest point in the city overlooking the Vardar River.
Contemporary Art Museum of Macedonia
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Contemporary Art Museum is a contemporary art museum located in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is the biggest and most modern museum in the country. The museum was founded in 1963 following the disastrous earthquake that hit the city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Outer Skopje and Stara Čaršija.
Outer Skopje
Photo: Tashkoskim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Outer Skopje consists of the territory of the City of Skopje outside of Centar, the Stara Čaršija, and Karpoš. This large and diverse area of the city is generally less densely populated.
Stara Čaršija
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY 3.0.
The Stara Čaršija of Skopje, North Macedonia, is the city's historic centre. First inhabited thousands of years ago, it was an important centre of commerce during Ottoman times when it enjoyed its peak importance.
Centar
- Location: Skopje, Povardarie, North Macedonia, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Centar” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Komuna e Qendrës”
- Belarusian: “Цэнтар”
- Bulgarian: “Община Център”
- Bulgarian: “Център”
- Cebuano: “Opština Centar”
- Chinese: “Tsentar”
- Chinese: “岑塔尔市镇”
- Chinese: “岑塔爾市鎮”
- Croatian: “Općina Centar”
- Czech: “Opština Centar”
- Dutch: “Centar”
- Esperanto: “komunumo Centar”
- Esperanto: “Opština Centar”
- French: “Centar”
- French: “Tsentar”
- Georgian: “ცენტარის თემი”
- German: “Opština Centar”
- Greek: “Δήμος Τσένταρ”
- Italian: “Centar”
- Korean: “첸타르시”
- Lombard: “Centar”
- Macedonian: “Општина Центар”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Tsentar”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tsentar”
- Persian: “شهرداری مرکزی (اسکوپیه)”
- Persian: “شهرداری مرکزی”
- Polish: “Gmina Centar”
- Russian: “Центр”
- Serbian: “Opština Centar”
- Serbian: “Општина Центар”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Centar”
- Slovenian: “Centar”
- Slovenian: “Občina Centar”
- Slovenian: “Opština Centar”
- Spanish: “Municipalidad de Centar (Skopje)”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Centar”
- Swedish: “Centar”
- Tajik: “Vilojati Tsentar”
- Tajik: “Вилояти Тсентар”
- Turkish: “Centar”
- Turkish: “Merkez, Üsküp”
- Turkish: “MK-814”
- Turkish: “Opština Centar”
- Ukrainian: “Центр”
- Urdu: “سینتر بلدیہ”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Centar”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Centar”. Photo: Dristovski, CC BY-SA 4.0.