| Sveti Nikole | |
| Pushpin Map: | North Macedonia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Macedonia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vardar |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sveti Nikole |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Dejan Vladev (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 13,746 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8647°N 21.9415°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 2220 |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | SN |
| Blank1 Name: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info: | Cfa |
Sveti Nikole (Macedonian: Свети Николе in Macedonian pronounced as /ˌsvɛːti ˈnikɔlɛ/; meaning Saint Nicholas) is a town in North Macedonia. It is the seat of Sveti Nikole Municipality and a center of a plain called Ovče Pole (Plain of sheep), famous for sheep farming, lamb meat, and dairy products of all kinds.
According to legend, the town was named after the church of Saint Nicholas (Sveti Nikola), built in the beginning of the 14th century. It is said to have been the biggest of all 42 churches in this area at its time.[1]
The former settlement of Arbanaško, itself derived from Arbanas (an old South Slavic ethonym for Albanians), is in present-day Sveti Nikole, suggesting either direct linguistic contact with Albanians or the former presence of an assimilated Albanian community.[2]
On the 1927 ethnic map of Leonhard Schulze-Jena, the town is written as "Kliseli" shown as having a mixed population of Christian Bulgarians and Turks.[3] According to the 2002 census, the town had a total of 13,746 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
Local football club FK Ovče Pole plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southeast Division).