In the Middle Ages Demir Kapija was known as a Slav settlement, under the name of Prosek, while today's name originates from the Turkish reign, meaning "The Iron Gate".
Dračevica, Demir Kapija, a village in the municipality of Demir Kapija, Republic of Macedonia
The road from the Demir Kapija church south to the village of Konopiste was part of a system of roads in the days of the Turkish and improved by the French after World War I. Besvica is the first village past Demir Kapija on this road to Konopiste and the Kozuf mountain.
Čelevec, Macedonia, a settlement in the Municipality of Demir Kapija