KAVADARCI

Kavadarci a town in the Tikvis valley lies at an altitude of 280m above sea level, but has only been mentioned under this name for the first time in the first half of the 19th century. The place belonged to the bey's of Tikves, whose residence were protected by towers. It was around one of these that the settlement gradually grew up. In 1857, Kavadarci, had about 2,000 inhabitants and was part of the Bitola pashalik (district under a pasha). At that time it had some fine bey's residences and several mosques with tall minarets. Around the town there are a lot of wine sellers and it is the main centre of vineyards in Macedonia as well as the biggest producer of vine.
In the village of Vatasa, close to Kavadarci, a monument was erected to thirteen young men who were killed by the Bulgarians during the Second World War.

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