Smilevo

North Macedonia
Smilevo, North Macedonia
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Smilevo, a mountain village in North Macedonia's Demir Hisar municipality, holds a central place in Macedonian revolutionary history: the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie uprising of August 2, 1903 began here, following a congress of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) held in the village that May. Smilevo is also the birthplace of Dame Gruev, one of IMRO's founders and most prominent leaders.

  • Population689
  • Nearest water from center3.6 km
  • Nearest mountain from center1.2 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km2

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