Ohrid

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Ohrid is a historic lakeside city in North Macedonia renowned as an early Slavic Christian and cultural center, famed for its medieval churches and monasteries.

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instanceOf city
municipality
climate humid subtropical climate with continental influences
continent Europe
country North Macedonia
demographics predominantly ethnic Macedonians
economy fishing
services
tourism
hasAirport Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport
hasBodyOfWater Lake Ohrid
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasLandmark Ancient Theatre of Ohrid
Church of St. Clement and St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik
Church of St. John at Kaneo
Church of St. Sophia
Monastery of Saint Naum
Ohrid boardwalk and port
Robev Family House
Samoil’s Fortress
hasNickname Jerusalem of the Balkans
hasUNESCOInscriptionYear 1979 for natural values
1980 for cultural values
heritageDesignation Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
heritageType mixed natural and cultural site
historicalEra Byzantine period
linked to: Byzantine Empire

First Bulgarian Empire
Ottoman period
historicalRole major medieval Slavic cultural and literary center
knownFor Slavic literacy and culture
early Slavic Christian heritage
lake tourism
medieval churches
monasteries
old town architecture
language Macedonian
locatedAtElevation approximately 695 meters above sea level
locatedIn Southwestern Region of North Macedonia
locatedNear border of North Macedonia and Albania
locatedOn Lake Ohrid
nearbyCity Struga
nearbyCountry Albania
partOf Balkans
religionHistory important center of early Christianity among Slavs
seat of the medieval Ohrid Archbishopric
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transport connected by road to Skopje

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Lake Ohrid locatedNear city of Ohrid
linked to: Ohrid
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region locatedIn Lake Ohrid region
linked to: Ohrid
Cetinje twinTown Ohrid
Montebelluna twinTown Ohrid
Lychnidus followedBy Ohrid
Lychnidus modernSiteNear Ohrid
Struga locatedNear Ohrid
subject linked to: city of Struga
Pogradec nearbyCity Ohrid (across Lake Ohrid)
subject linked to: town of Pogradec
linked to: Ohrid
Struga locatedNear Ohrid
Struga distanceTo Ohrid (approximately 15 km)
linked to: Ohrid
Church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik locatedIn Ohrid
Church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik locatedIn Ohrid Municipality
linked to: Ohrid
Church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik near Ohrid Old Town
linked to: Ohrid
Samoil’s Fortress in Ohrid hasViewOf Ohrid Old Town
linked to: Ohrid
Samoil’s Fortress in Ohrid near Ohrid Lake shore
linked to: Ohrid