Kriva Palanka
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Obec / Město
Summary
Kriva Palanka is a town in northeastern North Macedonia near the Deve Bair border crossing with Bulgaria, linking Skopje and Sofia. Founded in 1633 as an Ottoman fort by vizier Bayram Pasha, it grew around a curved river that gave it its name. The town serves as the seat of Kriva Palanka Municipality and lies in a temperate continental climate zone.
Statistics
Area
480.81 km²
Population
13,481