Sveti Nikole is situated in the Ovce Pole plain (Ovche Pole, Ovče Pole) in eastern Macedonia. Ovce Pole plain is famous for sheep farming, lamb meat, and dairy products of all kinds.

Sveti Nikole is the seat of Sveti Nikole municipality.

Sveti Nikole is situated on 80 km from the capital Skopje, is just 25 away, while from Veles is 33 km and from Kumanovo is 44 km away.

Origin of the name Sveti Nikole According to legend, the town was named after the church of Sveti Nikola, built in the beginning of the 14th century, by the king Milutin in the year 1313. It is said to have been the biggest of all 42 churches in this area at its time.

Sveti Nikole tourist attractions

• DEVIL’S WALL Devil`s Wall is a stone formation close to the village Bogoslovec, in the vicinity of Sveti Nikole and Stip. The stone blocks are huge and till this day, no-one can tell for certain if this is artificial/manmade or nature creation. According the legend, the Devil has made a bet with God, that for only one night, he can build a wall and turn the flow of the Bregalnica river, towards the Ovce Pole and flood it. The same night, the Devil has started building the Wall and there was no doubt that he would build it by the morning, God has marked the following day a little earlier, just as the Devil was placing the last stone. Some people do believe that this Wall is a remain from the period of Alexander the Great, who has here, hidden his treasure, while other claim that the water in the area has ability to heal. Next to the wall is the mountain peak named Saint John (Sveti Jovan). Lots of illegal diggers come here and search for the lost gold. 14.36 km SSE from Sveti Nikole center