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Kavadarci is one of the most beautiful
cities in Macedonia, located in the central part of the republic, near
Negotino (on Vardar). It is 105 km away from
Skopje
and 49 km from nearby city
Prilep,
while from the nearest
Negotino
is just 10 km away. Kavadarci is situated on the both sides of the river Luda (Crazy) Mara
and lies on 230 to 270 meters above the sea
level, in the valley of Tikveš. Kavadarci has
37,189 residents
and covers and area of 1,132 square km. There is no airport and
railway, but an excellent road from
Prilep,
Rosoman, and
Negotino
leads to Kavadarci and can be entered by a car or a bus. As
a settlement Kavadarci is mentioned for the first time in a document from
1823.
 
Kavadarci is mentioned as a small settlement within the Bitola
region as the (Ottomans divided Macedonia on Skopje, Bitola and Salonica
region), with a small number of population, around 2,000 inhabitants, and
as a city, Kavadarci begun to form at the beginning of the 19th century. Near by the town there is an archeological site, which suggests that
there was a settlement existing in the region in the ancient period and in the Middle Ages. The inheritance from the middle
ages is
represented by it's wonderful churches, Marko Tower and other beautiful
caves. The square shaped and around twenty meters high stone tower, also
known as Marko’s tower, located in the city center, is one of the
cultural characteristics of Kavadarci. It was probably built during the 18th
century, since it is known that the first city houses used to be
built around this important object.
 The city is well known and famous by
its vineyards, all over Macedonia and also in Greece, Yugoslavia and other
European countries, where the Tikveš wines are exported. It is main source for vine production all over
Macedonia. The entire region where Kavadarci is situated is called Tikveš. At the beginning of September every year there is a wine carnival. Also, a few kilometers from Kavadarci's
settlement of Vataša, is situated the monument from the
Second
World War, where 12 young communists, were brutally killed by the
Bulgarian occupator. They were killed because they declared themselves Macedonians. Also Vataša in the early
19th century was known as The
Little Paris and was larger settlement than Kavadarci itself. Strašo Pindzur, a National Hero
from the World War 2, was born here in Vataša.
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