Prilep is the fourth largest city in North Macedonia, after Skopje, Kumanovo, and Bitola. According to the 2021 census it had a population of 63,308, while its broader municipal area held 79,834 people in total.
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Founding Year Founding Year Sources
1. Prilep (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 63,308 (2021)
2. Prilep (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1014
The town was first mentioned in Greek as Πρίλαπον (Prilapon) in 1014, as the place where Tsar Samuel allegedly had a heart attack upon seeing thousands of his soldiers who had been blinded by the Byzantines after the Battle of Kleidion.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1014
The town was first mentioned in Greek as Πρίλαπον (Prilapon) in 1014, as the place where Tsar Samuel allegedly had a heart attack upon seeing thousands of his soldiers who had been blinded by the Byzantines after the Battle of Kleidion.
Source text, founding-year: 1014
The town was first mentioned in Greek as Πρίλαπον (Prilapon) in 1014, as the place where Tsar Samuel allegedly had a heart attack upon seeing thousands of his soldiers who had been blinded by the Byzantines after the Battle of Kleidion.
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