Dracevo

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Dracevo is a town in Macedonia and one of the first major settlements in the region of Skopje. The population is near to 40 000 people, and it has fully developed socio-economical life. It is located 5 km south-east from the center of the city of Skopje.

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Economy
4 Sports

[edit] History

The name origins from another ancient village name called Dracevica, mainly because its population settled from there. The ancient village was located 15 km south-east from the center of Skopje. The believe is that in 1200 there was a Slavic settlement, whose origin is from the ancient Rome. There were recently found roman artefacts and mosaics in the archaeological location called Crkviste. They are still there in the back yard of the church. The settlement in the roman period is believed to be ruled by a roman representative called Tribu.^{[citation needed]}

Later during the Ottoman empire it was given to Muhhammed Pasha.

[edit] Demographics

Dracevo is populated with 99% ethnic Macedonians, orthodox christians, and the is one of the first pillars of theological education in Macedonia. There is a theologycal school, 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools.

[edit] Economy

The economy life is mildly developed, with a great perspective on further development. This is mainly because of the closeness to the city of Skopje, railroad station, close to the highway and supply of water.