Titov Veles - City of Macedonia

Veles is a city in the center of the Republic of Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality.

The city is named after a Slavic god Veles. After World War II the city was known as Titov Veles after Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito, but the 'Titov' was removed when Macedonia became an independent nation. Cars which were registered in Veles were identified by the code TV which was changed as late as 2000 to VE. Its name in Greek is Velesá.

The area of present-day Veles has been inhabited for over a millennia. In antiquity, it was a Paionian city called Bylazora, and contained a substantial population of Thracians and possibly Illyrians. Before the Balkan Wars, it was a township with the name Köprülü in Uskub sandjak, vilayet, Ottoman empire.

Veles is a leader in the implementing of IT in the local administration in Macedonia.

Veles is a city of poetry, culture, history and tradition, as well as a town with plentiful and precious cultural heritage and centuries old churches.

Veles is a municipality of 50,000 people.