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| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Borce Jovceski<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prilep.gov.mk/informacii/en/mayor/ |title=Mayor &#124; Prilep |publisher=Municipality of Prilep |access-date=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305001005/http://www.prilep.gov.mk/informacii/en/mayor/ |archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prilep.gov.mk/gradonachalnik/ |title=Градоначалник |trans-title=Mayor |publisher=Municipality of Prilep |access-date=17 May 2025 |lang=mk}}</ref>
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'''Prilep''' ({{langx|mk|Прилеп}} {{IPA|mk|ˈpriːlɛp||Mk-Prilep.ogg}}) is the [[List of cities in North Macedonia|fourth-largest city]] in [[North Macedonia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/Prilep |title=Prilep Map - Western Macedonia |publisher=Mapcarta.com |date=2017 |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> According to 2021 census, it had a population of 63,308.

==Name==
[[File:Prilep and Marko's Towers.jpg|thumbnail|View of Prilep and the surrounding mountains]]

The name of Prilep appeared first as ''Πρίλαπος'' in Greek (''Prilapos''){{refn|group=nb|Appearing as ''Πρίλαπον'' in the source.<ref>{{cite web |title=Σύνοψις Ἱστοριῶν |trans-title=Synopsis of Histories |last=Scylitzes |first=Ioannes |author-link=John Skylitzes|url=http://users.uoa.gr/~nektar/history/tributes/byzantine_historians/joannes_scylitzes_synopsis_historiarum.htm |language=el |access-date=2025-05-16}}</ref>}} in 1014 as the place where [[Samuel of Bulgaria]] had died after the [[Battle of Kleidion]]. The town was attached literally to the rocky hilltop above, and its name derives from [[Old Slavic]], and means “stuck on the rock” <ref>Mihajlovski, Robert. (2011). The Medieval Town of Prilep, p. 217. In: Basileia, Essays on Imperium and Culture in Honour of E.M. and M.J. Jeffreys, Editors: Geoffrey Nathan and [[Lynda Garland]], Brill, {{ISBN|9004344896}}, pp. 217-230.</ref> (pri- + lep = on + stuck).

In other languages it is:
* [[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Prilapos'', Πρίλαπος
* {{langx|sq|Përlep}} or ''Përlepi'', or ''Prilep'' or ''Prilepi''
* [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] and [[Serbo-Croatian]]: Прилеп / ''Prilep''
* [[Latin language|Latin]]: ''Prilapum''
* {{langx|rup|Pãrleap}}<ref>[https://repository.ukim.mk/bitstream/20.500.12188/6782/1/The_war_of_numbers_and_its_first_victim.pdf The War of Numbers and its First Victim: The Aromanians in Macedonia (End of 19th – Beginning of 20th century)]</ref>
* {{langx|tr|Pirlepe}}, or ''Perlepe''

==Economy==
Prilep is a centre for high-quality [[tobacco]] and [[cigarettes]], as well as metal processing, [[electronics]], [[timber]], [[textiles]], and [[food industry|food]] industries. The city also produces a large quantity of Macedonian Bianco Sivec (pure [[white marble]]).

Tobacco is one of Prilep's traditional cash crops and prospers in the Macedonian climate. Many of the world's largest cigarette makers, such as [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]], [[West (cigarette)|West]] and [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] use Prilep's tobacco in their cigarettes after it is processed in local factories such as [[Tutunski kombinat Prilep]]. A ''Tobacco Institute'' is established in the city in order to produce new types of tobacco and it was the first example of applying genetics to agriculture in the [[Balkans]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}.

A [[Gentherm Incorporated|Gentherm]] production plant is located in Prilep.

==Demographics==
The overwhelming majority of the city population is [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonian]]; the Macedonian population at the last census counted 64,527. There is also a [[Romani people|Romani]] minority, counting some 4,420 inhabitants, most of them living in the neighbourhood of [[Trizla]], also [[Serbs]] (310) and [[Turkish people|Turks]] (260).

==History==
[[File:Kingdom of Prilep.png|200px|thumb|Kingdom of Prilep - Realm of [[Prince Marko]]]]
[[File:Prilep - Postcard.jpg|thumb|200px|A postcard of Prilep in 1915]]
[[File:Прилеп 1930.jpg|thumb|right|Photo of a panoramic view of Prilep in 1930]]

In antiquity, the region of Prilep was part of ancient Pelagonia that was inhabited by the [[Pelagones]], an ancient Greek tribe of [[Upper Macedonia]], who according to Strabo,<ref>Strabo 9.5: For in consequence of the renown and ascendency of the Thessalians and Macedonians, those Epeirote, who bordered nearest upon them, became, some voluntarily, others by force, incorporated among the Macedonians and Thessalians. In this manner the Athamanes, Aethices, and Talares were joined to the Thessalians, and the Orestae, Pelagones, and Elimiotae to the Macedonians.</ref> were Epirote [[Molossians]].<ref>John Boardman and N. G. L. Hammond. The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 3, Part 3: The Expansion of the Greek World, Eighth to Sixth Centuries BC. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982, p. 284. A J Toynbee. Some Problems of Greek History, Pp 80; 99-103</ref> The region was annexed to the Macedonian kingdom during the 4th century BC. In September 2007 archeological excavations in [[Bonče]], revealed a tomb of what is believed to be the burial site of a Macedonian ruler dating 4th century BC.<ref>Visoka and Staro Bonche: Center of the Kingdom of Pelagonia and the Royal Tomb of Pavla Chuka, Viktor Lilchikj Adams and Antonio Jakimovski</ref> Near Prilep, close to the village of [[Čepigovo]], are the ruins of the [[Ancient Macedonians|ancient Macedonian]] city of [[Styberra]] ({{langx|grc|Στύβερρα}}), first a town in [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonia]] and later incorporated into the [[Roman Empire]].<ref>{{Cite Barrington|49}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|22248}}</ref> Styberra, though razed by the [[Goths]] in 268, remained partly inhabited.

The town was first mentioned in Greek as ''Πρίλαπον'' (''Prilapon'') in 1014, as the place where Bulgarian [[Samuel of Bulgaria|Tsar Samuil]] allegedly had a heart attack upon seeing thousands of his soldiers had been blinded by the Byzantines after the [[Battle of Kleidion]]. [[Byzantium]] lost it to the [[Second Bulgarian Empire]], but later retook it. Prilep was acquired in 1334 by [[Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)|Serbian]] King [[Stefan Uroš IV Dušan|Dušan]] and after 1365 the town belonged to King [[Vukašin]], co-ruler of Dušan's son, Tzar [[Stefan Uroš V]]. After the death of Vukašin in 1371, Prilep was ruled by his son [[Prince Marko|Marko]].<ref>John Van Antwerp Fine (1994). ''The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest''. The [[University of Michigan Press]]. {{ISBN|0-472-08260-4}}. pp. 288, 380–2.</ref> In 1395 it was incorporated into the [[Ottoman Empire]], of which it remained a part of until 1913, when it was annexed by the [[Kingdom of Serbia]].

During the Ottoman period, besides the ethnic Turks and the majority Slavic population, Prilep  was also home to both a [[Sunni Islam|Sunni Muslim]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox Christian]] [[Albanians|Albanian]] community, which lived alongside . Serbian historiographer [[Jovan Hadži-Vasiljević]] writes that: '<ref>Mustafa Ibrahimi. "SHQIPTARËT ORTODOKSË NË MAQEDONINË E VERIUT DHE DISA SHKRIME TË TYRE  ME ALFABET CIRILIK". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave filologjike 50:139-152."</ref> 
:''"Between Turks and Muslim Albanians who have lived in the city (Prilep), it is very difficult to distinguish, especially between the old families of the city. The Mohammedan Albanian families, as soon as they arrived in the city, merged with the Turks, just as the Christian Albanian families merged with the Slavs or the Greeks"''
Bulgarian researcher, Georgi Traichev, wrote that:
:''"In the city of Prilep, there were no pure Greeks, but there are several (dozens) of Grecomans supported by schismatic Vlachs and Albanian Christians."''<ref>Mustafa Ibrahimi. "SHQIPTARËT ORTODOKSË NË MAQEDONINË E VERIUT DHE DISA SHKRIME TË TYRE  ME ALFABET CIRILIK". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave filologjike 50:139-152."</ref> 
The newspaper ''Прилепу преди 100 години'' ("Prilep 100 years ago". Sofia, 1938) puts forward data about the presence of Orthodox Albanians in Prilep. There it is emphasized that after their arrival in the city around the 18th-19th century, the Christian Vlach and Albanian elements have assimilated under the influence of Bulgarian population, and that there are no longer any traces of them. Information is also given for Albanians of both denominations. It is emphasized that in total there are 2412 Muslim Albanian residents in the city. Of the Orthodox Albanians, a part has been [[Bulgarianized]], while others have been [[Hellenization|Hellenised]]. In the newspaper there is also a report about the Orthodox Albanian entitled ''Ico Kishari'', whose family, along with the ''Tilevci, Georgimajkovci'' and ''Ladcovci'', were Orthodox Albanian refugees from [[Moscopole]] who had settled in the beginning of the 19th century. The newspaper also describes a great Albanian religious man, who has spent his whole life as a churchgoer. Out of respect for his work, the church granted him a pension.<ref>Mustafa Ibrahimi. "SHQIPTARËT ORTODOKSË NË MAQEDONINË E VERIUT DHE DISA SHKRIME TË TYRE  ME ALFABET CIRILIK". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave filologjike 50:139-152."</ref>

Prilep was a major center of the [[Bulgarian national revival]] in Western [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]] in the 19th century.<ref>[http://www.strumski.com/books/Hristo_Shaldev_Grad_Prilep.pdf Шалдев, Христо. Град Прилеп в Българското възраждане (1838 – 1878 год.), София, 1916, с. 4-70.]</ref> Its [[Old Bazaar, Prilep|bazaar]] began to develop in the 18th century. One of the largest annual [[fair]]s in Macedonia was held in Prilep in the middle of the 19th century. European consulate exhibitions of 1887 estimate the population of Prilep to approximately 6.500 individuals, of which 4.000 were [[Bulgarians]], 2.000 were [[Turkish people|Turks]] and the rest were [[Serbs]] with [[Greeks]] and [[Aromanians]].<ref>HHS, PA, XXXVIII, t. 264, Saloniki, 7 September 1887, no. 88.</ref> During the [[Great Eastern Crisis]], the local Bulgarian movement of the day was defeated when armed Bulgarian groups were repelled by the [[League of Prizren]], an Albanian organisation opposing Bulgarian geopolitical aims in areas like Prilep that contained an [[Albanians|Albanian]] population.<ref name="Rama90">{{cite book|last=Rama|first=Shinasi A.|title=Nation Failure, Ethnic Elites, and Balance of Power: The International Administration of Kosova|year=2019|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783030051921|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oJaDDwAAQBAJ&q=Velesht|page=90}}</ref>

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Prilep was part of the [[Manastir Vilayet]] of the Ottoman Empire. It was occupied by Bulgaria between 17 November 1915 and 25 September 1918 during [[World War I]]. In 1918 Prilep became part of the [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]], and from 1929 to 1941 it was part of the [[Vardar Banovina]] of the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]. On 8 April 1941, just two days after the start of the [[World War II in Yugoslavia|Axis invasion of Yugoslavia]], Prilep was occupied by the [[Wehrmacht|German Army]], and on 26 April 1941 by the [[Bulgarian Land Forces|Bulgarian Army]]. Together with most of [[Vardar Macedonia]], Prilep was annexed by the [[Kingdom of Bulgaria]] from 1941 to 1944. After [[9 September coup d'etat]] the commander of the Bulgarian garrison, refused to withdraw and remained in the city with the Yugoslav guerrillas, managing to hold it for 10 days, blocking the movement of the German troops.<ref>Ташев, Ташо. Българската войска 1941 – 1945 – енциклопедичен справочник. „Военно издателство“. {{ISBN|978-954-509-407-1}}, стр. 173-174.</ref> Afterwards the German Army retook the town. Prilep was definitively taken by communist partisans on 3 November 1944. From 1944 to 1991 the town belonged to the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], as part of its constituent [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia]]. Since 1991 the town has been part of the Republic of Macedonia.

==Culture==
[[File:Macedonia2007 PICT4214.JPG|thumb|right|220px|The mountain over Prilep - Zlatovrv]]
[[File:Црква “Благовештение“.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Church of the Annunciation in Prilep]]

* One of the most important institutions in the city is the Institute of Old Slavic Culture.
* An art colony is hosted in the center of Prilep in the Center of Contemporary Visual Arts. The colony was founded in 1957 by the archaeologist Prof. Boshko Babikj, but organized by the initiative of Prof. Babikj and the academic painter Prof. Risto Lozanovski, making it perhaps one of the oldest colonies in southeastern Europe and the oldest one on the Balkans, for sure. It hosts painters and sculptors (working in marble, metal and wood) every year and, periodically, it hosts workshops and symposia for vitrage (glass design), mosaics, photography, graphics and clay, from countries around the world. The collection of sculptures carved in wood was acknowledged as a cultural heritage by the most relevant criticizers and opinion makers. 2007 was the 50th anniversary of the colony.
* Every year in October the [[International Children's Music Festival "Asterisks"]] brings together children from all over the world.
* Every year the Professional Theatre Festival of Macedonia, honouring [[Vojdan Chernodrinski]], who was born in village Selci near [[Struga]] and [[Debar]].
* The Monastery of Zrze and the Monastery of the Holy Archangel Michael which has 12th and 14th-century frescoes are notable sites of the culture of Prilep.
* Pivofest (Beer fest) is an annual four-day party held in the middle of July that attracts around 200,000 visitors to the city. There are international popular music acts performing nightly on the main stage in the square as well as at the various clubs around town. Pivofest features a growing number of foreign and domestic beers as well as an opportunity for Prilep to showcase its famous barbecue considered the best in North Macedonia.
* [[Slavic carnival|Pročka]] is a centuries-old religious holiday of forgiveness and celebration that in 2001 found an organized manifestation as "Prilep Carnival" and has been a member of the Federation of European Carnival Cities since 2006. Despite the new official name, the festival is still known as Pročka by the locals and is called Pročka in the official tourist guide. The highlight of the festival is the mask parade which runs through the centre of the town and hosts participants from multiple European countries. There is a prize given for the best costume and many of the costumes are elaborate. There are also concerts, parties, and much traditional food during the festival which is held in February.

==Language==

The dialect of Prilep, forms the basis for the [[Standard Macedonian]]. When the [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia]] was formed as part of Yugoslavia at the end of the WWII, the Macedonian language was recognized as distinct one. Then the dialects of Prilep, [[Veles (city)|Veles]], [[Bitola]] and [[Ohrid]] were chosen as the basis for the new official language, because of their central position in the  [[Macedonia (region)|region of Macedonia]].

==Art and Architecture==
[[File:Clock Tower Prilep.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The Clock Tower in Prilep]]
[[File:Prilep, razglednica, Saat kula.jpg|thumb|180px|The Clock Tower in the 1920s]]
[[File:ЖС Прилеп 20120807 124308.jpg|thumbnail|right|Prilep railway station]]

The main square in Prilep is called "Alexandria", in honor of Alexander the Great. The reconstruction of the square began in 2005 and it was completed in 2006. The reconstruction cost 700.000 Euros and its investor was the city of Prilep. During the reconstruction the monument of Alexander the Great was erected, among the other things.<ref>[http://www.prilep.gov.mk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=618&Itemid=329 Square "Alexandria"] on prilep.gov.mk</ref>

Several ancient sites grace Prilep including one at [[Markovi Kuli]], St. Nicola's church from the 13th century, St. Uspenie church in Bogorodica, St. Preobrazenie church and the Tomb of the Unconquered, and a memorial in honour of the victims of fascism located in Prilep's central park. A large Roman necropolis is known there and parts of numerous walls have been found; the settlement was probably the ancient Ceramiae<ref>Marijiana Ricl, "New Greek Inscriptions from Pelagonia and Derriopos" ''Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik'' 101 (1994) 151–163</ref> mentioned in the [[Peutinger Table]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Sorin|last=Olteanu|url=http://soltdm.com/sources/mss/tp/tops/tp_c.htm|title=Tabula Peutingeriana - C - Ceramiae VII 1 m|publisher=Sorin Olteanu's Thracology|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222085512/http://soltdm.com/sources/mss/tp/tops/tp_c.htm|archive-date=22 February 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Roman remains can also be found near the Varoš monastery, built on the steep slopes of the hill, which was later inhabited by a medieval community. Many early Roman funeral monuments, some with sculpted reliefs of the deceased or of the Thracian Rider and other inscribed monuments of an official nature, are in the courtyard of the church below the southern slope of [[Varoš, Prilep|Varoš]]. Some of the larger of those monuments were built into the walls of the church.

The most important ancient monument is the old city of Styberra situated on Bedem hill near Čepigovo, in the central region of Pelagonia. As early as the time of the Roman–Macedonian wars, this city was known as a base from which the Macedonian king [[Perseus of Macedon]] set out to conquer the Penestian cities. An important site in the area is [[Bela Crkva, Krivogaštani|Bela Crkva]], {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} west of Styberra, where the town of [[Alkomenai]] was probably located. It was a stronghold of the Macedonian kings after it was rebuilt in the early Roman period and was at the Pelagonian entrance to a pass leading to [[Illyria]]. Part of the city wall, a gate, and a few buildings of the Roman period were uncovered here in excavations. All recent finds from these sites are in the Museum of the City of Prilep.

The [[Treskavec monastery]], built in the 12th century in the mountains about {{convert|10|km|0|abbr=on}} north of Prilep under Zlatovrv peak, at the edge of a small upland plain 1100 meters [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]]. Prilep has frescoes from the 14th and 15th centuries and is probably the site of the early Roman town of Kolobaise. The name of the early town is recorded on a long inscription on stone which deals with a local cult of Ephesian Artemis.<ref>[http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/main?url=gis%3Fregion%3D4%26subregion%3D11%26area%3DPelagonia%26site%3DKolobaise%2520%28Treskavec%29 IG X,2 2 233 Northern Greece (IG X), Macedonia, Pelagonia, Kolobaise (Treskavec)]</ref> The inscription was reused as a base for a cross on top of one of the church domes. Other inscriptions at Treskavec include several 1st century Roman dedications to [[Apollo]]. The old fortress was used by the Romans, and later the Byzantines. After all, even Tsar Samuil came here after the defeat at [[Belasica]] in 1014. During the Middle Ages, after 1371, Prince Marko rebuilt the citadel extensively, making it an important military stronghold.

==Geography==
Prilep covers {{convert|1675|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and is located in the northern [[Pelagonia]] plain, in the southern part of North Macedonia. Prilep is the seat of the [[Prilep municipality]] and access is gained via the [[A3 motorway (North Macedonia)|A3]]. It is {{convert|74|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} (as the crow flies) from the capital [[Skopje]], {{convert|44|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from [[Bitola]], and {{convert|32|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from [[Kruševo]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[2021 North Macedonia census|2021 census]], Prilep had 63,308 residents with the following ethnic composition:
*[[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]]: 54,028
*[[Turks in North Macedonia|Turks]]: 82
*Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 4,692
*[[Serbs in North Macedonia|Serbs]]: 107
*[[Romani people in North Macedonia|Romani]]: 3,966
*[[Albanians in North Macedonia|Albanians]]: 106
*[[Aromanians in North Macedonia|Vlachs]]: 30
*Others: 3
==Climate==

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|location = Prilep
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes

|Jan high C = 4.8
|Feb high C = 9.0
|Mar high C = 12.5
|Apr high C = 17.6
|May high C = 22.2
|Jun high C = 26.7
|Jul high C = 29.9
|Aug high C = 30.3
|Sep high C = 25.0
|Oct high C = 18.8
|Nov high C = 13.6
|Dec high C = 7.4

|Jan mean C = 1.2
|Feb mean C = 4.4
|Mar mean C = 7.3
|Apr mean C = 12.0
|May mean C = 16.1
|Jun mean C = 20.4
|Jul mean C = 23.0
|Aug mean C = 23.2
|Sep mean C = 18.7
|Oct mean C = 13.1
|Nov mean C = 8.9
|Dec mean C = 3.5

|Jan low C = -2.5
|Feb low C = -0.2
|Mar low C = 2.3
|Apr low C = 6.2
|May low C = 10.1
|Jun low C = 13.9
|Jul low C = 16.1
|Aug low C = 16.1
|Sep low C = 12.3
|Oct low C = 7.4
|Nov low C = 4.2
|Dec low C = -0.2

|source 1 = Weatheronline<ref name=Weatheronline>{{cite web|url=https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/city?LANG=en&PLZ=_____&PLZN=_____&WMO=13585&CONT=euro&R=161&LEVEL=162&REGION=0005&LAND=MD&MOD=tab&ART=TEM&NOREGION=1&FMM=1&FYY=2008&LMM=12&LYY=2022|title=Climate data for Prilep, Macedonia|publisher=Weatheronline.co.uk|access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>
|date=September 2023
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==Sports==
Prilep is the home of several sports teams, the best known are:
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/fk-pobeda/pobeda-2000-200.html ФК Победа 2000-2009]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/11ti-oktomvri/11-oktomvri-1999-2011.html ФК 11ти Октомври 1999-2011]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/ostanati-ekipi/fk-korzo-1975.html ФК Корзо]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/fudbal/fk-prilep-gluvi.html ФУДБАЛСКА ЕКИПА ЗА ГЛУВИ ОД ПРИЛЕП]
* 
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/rakomet/rk-pobed.html Ракометен Клуб „ПОБЕДА“]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/rakomet/rk-metalotehnika.html Ракометен Клуб „МЕТАЛОТЕХНИКА“]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/rakomet/rk-pegaz.html Ракометен Клуб „ПЕГАЗ“]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/rakomet/tutunski-kombinat-mladinci.html Ракометен Клуб „ТУТУНСКИ КОМБИНАТ“ – МЛАДИНЦИ]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/rakomet/zrk-tutunski-kombinat.html Женски Ракометен Клуб „ТУТУНСКИ КОМБИНАТ“]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/rakomet/zrk-prilep.html Женски Ракометен Клуб „Прилеп“]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/rakomet/zrk-tutunski-kombinat-mladinki.html Женски Ракометен Клуб „ТУТУНСКИ КОМБИНАТ“ – МЛАДИНЦИКИ]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/rakomet/rk-partizan-2.html Ракометен Клуб „ПАРТИЗАН“]
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* [http://www.oldprilep.com/sport/sportska-sala-makedonija.html СПОРТСКА САЛА „МАКЕДОНИЈА“]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/sport/univerzalna-sportska-sala.html УНИВЕРЗАЛНА СПОРТСКА САЛА]
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/sport/planinarski-dom-derven.html ПЛАНИНАРСКИ ДОМ „ДЕРВЕН“]

==Notable people==
[[File:Prilep spomenik Aleksandar Makedonski).JPG|thumb|right|220px|Statue in Prilep commemorating [[Alexander the Great]].]]
{{Main|List of people from Prilep}}

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in North Macedonia}}
Prilep Municipality is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=за нас|url=http://www.tkprilep.com.mk/aboutusmk.html|website=tkprilep.com.mk|publisher=Tutunski Kombinat Prilep|language=mk|access-date=2023-01-14}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Asenovgrad]], Bulgaria
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Chernihiv]], Ukraine
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*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]], United States
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Tire, İzmir|Tire]], Turkey
*{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Topoľčany]], Slovakia
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[City of Vincent|Vincent]], Australia

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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{{wikivoyage|Prilep}}
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/ Прилеп, Prilep]
* [http://www.prilep.gov.mk/?jazik=2&id=01 Official Prilep Municipality website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050309070213/http://www.b-info.com/places/Macedonia/republic/images/citiesPrilep.shtml Prilep at the Balkan Info Home website]
* [http://uklo.edu.mk/ "St. Kliment Ohridski" University - Bitola]
* [http://www.f1.net.au/cybermacedonia/prilep.html Prilep] at the Cyber Macedonia website
* [http://zvezdicki.fest.mk/en/ "Asterisks"]: International children's music festival
* [http://www.oldprilep.com/ Стари фотографии од Прилеп]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014624/http://www.oldprilep.com/prilepcani/marko-cepenkov.html Марко Цепенков]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031905/http://www.oldprilep.com/muzika/pece-atanasoski.html Пеце Атанасоски]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024152/http://www.oldprilep.com/prilepcani/blaze-koneski.html Блаже Конески]
*[https://www.gentherm.com Gentherm]
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