Bus from KUMANOVO to VIENNA

Kumanovo is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the largest municipality in the country. Kumanovo lies 340 metres above sea level and is surrounded by the Karadag part of Skopska Crna Gora mountain on its western side, Gradištanska mountain on its southern side, and Mangovica and German mountain on the Eastern side. Skopje airport also serves Kumanovo.

The town was first mentioned in 17th century. It was initially settled by Turks and later by Muslim Albanians. Slavic people entered the town in the late 18th century and early 19th century. It has many historical sites. One of the most important sites is the 4,000-year-old megalithic astronomical observatory of Kokino, located 30 km northeast of Kumanovo and discovered in 2001. It is ranked fourth on the list of old observatories by NASA.

In 1912, during the First Balkan War, Serbian forces won a decisive victory over the Ottomans north of the town. The two-day Battle of Kumanovo ended Ottoman authority in Vardar Macedonia which contributed to the region's integration into Serbia, and consequently, into Yugoslavia.

The rapid economic, administrative and cultural expansion of Kumanovo began in 1945. The town's metal-processing, tobacco, agriculture, footwear and textile industries have made it an economic, trading and cultural center of approximately 135,529 people. It is internationally known for a jazz festival hosting bands from all over the world.

Vienna is the main and the largest city in Austria, divided into 23 districts. The city lies on the banks of the Danube, 40 km from the border with Slovakia and the Slovak capital Bratislava. Vienna has about 1.6 million inhabitants (one-fifth of the Austrian population). Symbol of Vienna is St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, and a patron saint of the city is St. Leopold. The headquarters of several international organizations are located in Vienna: OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and UNIDO (Industrial Development Organization of the United Nations).