Kaqanik Travel Guide

Kaçanik is known as an administrative town by the end of XVI century, and up to year 1891 it was a part of Sanxhak of Shkupi known as "Nahije", which again belonged to the "Vilajet" of Kosova. The first founder of this small town was Koxha Sinan Pasha, who erected dhe town mosque which exists even today, a public kitchen for the poor known as "Imaret", a school near the mosque, two "Hane" alike the motels of modern age, one Turkish bath known as "Hamam", town fortress and a few mills on Lepenci river.
 
The epitaph found during the early 80-s in one of the graves from the II century A.D. proves that the inhabited localities existed in this region even in the ancient times. This grave was discovered during the erection of the Shoping Mall in Kaçanik, now this epitaph is placed in the building of the shoping mall in Kaçanik.
 
Considering that through Kaçanik runs the main roadway that connects Prishtina and Shkup (Skopje), as well as the railway Fushë Kosova - Thesaloniki (constructed on 1879) makes Kaçanik an important place and a strategic position when it comes to economic aspect.
 
Kaçanik municipality is mainly known for production of construction materials. But there also exists very good grounds for the development of farms, apiculture, arboriculture, various craftmanship and artisan, and especially for the development of winter and summer tourism.
 
Kaçnik has an old tradition in private manufactures, especially when it comes to the production of calcareous stone, wood for construction purposes and other services and artisan skills.