King Stefan Uroš II Milutin donated the settlement of Popovlïane near the Upper Town of Skopje to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg (Popovlïane koi se obrětajutь vь Skopii gradě pod oblastiju svetago Geōrgiïa, i vь selěhь i vь vsěhь metohiïahь po duhovnoi oblasti, da ne meteha nikoi episkupь, ni dohodka uzeti ni zaprěšteniïa postaviti na popověhь svetago Geōrgiïa, razvě arhijepiskupu pomenь, a eksarhato svetomu Geōrgiju. I tizi popove da drьže nedelju u monastiri redomь). The context of the donation of Popovlïane suggests that this settlement lies within the modern city to the north of the river Vardar and to the east of Kale, which formed the Upper Town of medieval Skopje.