Ohrid (/ɒx.rid/, Macedonian: Охрид [ˈɔxrid] ( listen)) is a city in the Republic of Macedonia and the seat of Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the eighth-largest city in the country with over 42,000 inhabitants as of 2002. Ohrid is notable for once having had 365 churches, one for each day of the year, and has been referred to as a "Jerusalem (of the Balkans)". The city is rich in picturesque houses and monuments, and tourism is predominant. It is located southwest of Skopje, west of Resen and Bitola. In 1979 and in 1980, Ohrid and Lake Ohrid were accepted as Cultural and Natural World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. In fact, Ohrid is one of only 28 sites that are part of UNESCO's World Heritage that are both Cultural and Natural sites.
Population: 54,908
Latitude: 41° 07' 1.99" N
Longitude: 20° 48' 6.98" E
Ohrid (/ɒx.rid/, Macedonian: Охрид [ˈɔxrid] ( listen)) is a city in the Republic of Macedonia and the seat of Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the eighth-largest city in the country with over 42,000 inhabitants as of 2002…
Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: Охридско Езеро), straddles the mountainous border between southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, preserving a unique aquatic ecosystem that is of worldwide importance, with…
Struga (Macedonian: Струга [ˈstruɡa], Albanian: Strugë) is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of the Republic of Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid.
Galičica (Macedonian: Галичица , is a mountain situated across the border between the Republic of Macedonia and Albania. There is a National park on the Macedonian side of the mountain, situated between the two biggest lakes in the republic: Lake O…
Ohrid Airport (IATA: OHD, ICAO: LWOH) (Macedonian: Аеродром Охрид, Aerodrom Ohrid), or Ohrid "St. Paul the Apostle" Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром Охрид "Св. Апостол Павле", Aerodrom Ohrid "Sv. Apostol Pavle"), is an airport in Ohrid, Republic of Mac…
The Monastery of Saint Naum (Macedonian: Манастир „Свети Наум“) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the Republic of Macedonia, named after the medieval Saint Naum who founded it.
Saint John the Theologian, Kaneo (Macedonian: Свети Јован Канео, Latinic: Sveti Jovan Kaneo) or simply Saint John at Kaneo is a Macedonian Orthodox church situated on the cliff over Kaneo Beach overlooking Lake Ohrid in the city of Ohrid, Republic o…
Municipality of Struga (Macedonian: Општина Струга; Opština Struga, Albanian: Komuna e Strugës) is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Struga is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found.
The Yahya Kemal College is the first private high school in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The high school was established in 1996 and bears the name of the great Turkish writer and poet Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, who was born in Skopje in 1884 and was on…
Saint Panteleimon (Macedonian: Свети Пантелеjмон, Sveti Pantelejmon, pronounced [pantɛlɛjˈmɔn]; Greek: Άγιος Παντελεήμων) is a monastery in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia situated on Plaošnik. It is attributed to Clement of Ohrid, a disciple of Saint …
The Robevi House is a famous and historic building in Ohrid, Macedonia. It was built in its current state in 1863–1864 by Todor Petkov from a village Gari near Debar. Today the house is a protected cultural monument and belongs to the Institute for …
Radoviš Municipality (Macedonian: Општина Радовиш pronounced [ˈradɔvɪʃ]) is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Radoviš is the name of the city where the municipal seat is found.
The Ohrid Literary School was one of the two major cultural centres of the First Bulgarian Empire, along with the Preslav Literary School (Pliska Literary School). The school was established in Ohrid (nowadays Republic of Macedonia) in 886 by Saint …
The Gumball 3000 Rally of 2007 ended early as the result a traffic accident on May 2, 2007, in which two people were killed. The accident involved the TechArt Porsche 997 Turbo of Nick Morley and Matthew McConville and the Volkswagen Golf of Vladimi…
Resen (Macedonian: Ресен [ˈrɛːsɛn]) is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. Resen is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found.
Plaošnik or simply Plaoš (Macedonian: Плаошник, Плаош) is an archaeological site and holy place in Ohrid, 250 meters below Samuil's Fortress.
Trebeništa is an ancient necropolis located in Macedonia, dating from the Iron Age around the 7th century BC. It is located near the town of Ohrid, in the Republic of Macedonia. It is believed that the necropolis was used by the people from the anci…
SRC Biljanini Izvori (Macedonian: СРЦ "Билјанини извори") is a multi-purpose stadium in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. It has a seating capacity of 2,500 and is the home ground of FK Ohrid and ŽFK Biljanini Izvori.