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Negotino (Macedonian: Неготино) is a city in Macedonia. It's population is about 15,000 and is situated on the right bank of the river Vardar. The city is about 150m above sea level. Negotino is in a vineyard region and the gates of the Tikves basin, known for its fertility are located nearby. Along with Kavadarci, Negotino is well known as the home of Macedonia’s best wine and rakija (brandy). The M-1 highway leads through the city, parallel to the railway line connecting Skopje-Gevgelija-Greece.
[edit] History
Negotino is known as a beautiful town in the Vardar valley. The settlement existed and developed in antiquity and in the 3rd century BC, under the name of Antigoneia. It was founded by the Macedonian king Antigonus II Gonatas, in the period between 278–242 BC. After conquering Paionia, he conquered the settlements around the central Vardar region. In his name, the settlement that he founded was called Antigoneia. The material data and the legends say that Antigoneia, predecessor of Negotino, was situated 12 Roman miles south from the antique town Stobi, on the road to Thessaloniki, at today's place of Gradiste, by the railway station of Negotino. At this place, coins with faces of Roman emperors were found, as well as precious jewelry and other archeological findings from the period of the Roman and Byzantine period. The ancient town existed until the 11th century when it was destroyed by a disastrous earthquake which hit almost all of the territory of Macedonia along with other towns, such as Skupi, Stobi, Heraclea, Astibo, and Idomena. During the middle ages, Negotino was part of Tsar Samuil's empire.
