PRILEP
About Us
Sectors
Industry
Prilep is the center of production of high quality tobacco and cigarettes, metal proccessing, electronic, wood, textile, food and marble industry. The tobacco is one of Prilep’s traditional cultures that thrives in the Macedonian climate. Many of the world’s largest cigarette manufacturers use Prilep tobacco after being processed in their local factories. When the Tobacco Institute for creating new types of tobacco was founded in Prilep, that was the first example of the application of genetics in agriculture in the Balkans. Most of the inhabitans in Prilep are engaged with tobacco production, which is then purchased from Tutunski Kombinat AD Prilep in Prilep. In Prilep field are produced 30% of the total quantity of tobacco produced in North Macedonia.
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Larger
Companies
Besides tobacco production in Prilep, there are also Prilepska Pivarnica AD, Mermeren Kombinat AD, Vitaminka, Kring KG, Comfy Angel, Gentherm as large industrial enterprises , then there is also the high tech industry “Mikrosam” which is known for its large number of produced robots and various technological inventions, many furniture factories and construction materials.
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Mound of the Unbeaten
Hero Town
Prilep is a Hero town: out of total 66 medals in Macedonia, 15 medals are given to the peoples heroes from Prilep, as well the one given to the town:
Rampo Levkata, Krume Volnaroski, Ordan Chopela, Borka Veleski, Mirche Acev, Kuzman Josifoski Pitu, Lazo Kolevski, Vera Aceva, Borko Temelkoski Liljakot, Borka Taleski, Krste Crvenkoski, Gjore Dameski Boksero, Atanas Zabzanovski, Kire Gavriloski Jane,
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Revolutionaries and scholars
Some notable citizens of Prilep
(1864 – 1921) Gjorche Petrov, a Macedonian revolutionary, one of the leaders of The Central Committee of VMRO;
(1865-1912) Petar Naumov Toshev, macedonian national hero, apostle and conscience of the revolutionary Macedonia.
(1897 – 1944) Metodija Shatorov – Sharlo, macedonian communist and national activist.
(1902 – 1957) Metodi Andonov – Chento, first president of the ASNOM;
(1909 – 1988) Krume Kepeski, notable macedonist, grammarian, pedagogue, textbook author, methodologist, translator;
(1912 – 1976) Krum Toshev Macedonian slavist, macedonist and university professor, coauthor of the first „Macedonian orthography and ortography dictionary“.
(1924 - 2001) Blagoja Taleski macedonian communist and politician, holder of Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941.
(1921 – 1993) Blaze Koneski Macedonian renaissance poet and the father of the Macedonian language and literature
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Festival
Beer Fest
Prilep is known for its “Beer Fest” – beer festival with a great attendance and a variety of domestic and foreign stage guests.
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Spiritual fount
Monastery Treskavec
In the midst of the antic city Colobaisa, center of the cults of Apolon and Artemis, is located monastery Treskavec with the church „Assumption of Holy Mother“ from 13 century, which is true pearl of spirituality and architecture.
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