Probištip

Probištip is a city located in eastern North Macedonia. The city is home to an estimated 8,000 residents, while Probištip Municipality, which consists of 36 surrounding villages, has a population of almost 15,000 (2015).

Understand
The Zletovo region is so named for the major river that flows through it. Its largest city, home to about two-thirds of its population, is Probištip. The area is characterized primarily by hills and mountains, but also plains around the river. Probištip Municipality has a homogeneous population of ethnic Macedonians of the Orthodox Christian faith.

Probištip is known as a mining town, home to zinc and lead in its surroundings.

See
There isn't much to see in Probištip, but Lesnovo Monastery is found in a nearby village.

Go next

 * Kratovo, a town of medieval bridges and towers, is just 18 km (11 mi) to the north of Probištip