Velestovo
Велестово
Velestovo on Galičica Mountain
Velestovo on Galičica Mountain
Velestovo is located in North Macedonia
Velestovo
Velestovo
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°05′00″N 20°49′40″E / 41.08333°N 20.82778°E / 41.08333; 20.82778
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Ohrid
Population
 (2021)
 • Total889
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Velestovo (Macedonian: Велестово) is a village situated on the slopes of Galičica Mountain in Ohrid Municipality, North Macedonia. It is located roughly 4 kilometres from the town of Ohrid.

Demographics

According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 560 inhabitants lived in Velestovo, all Bulgarian Exarchists.[1]

As of the 2021 census, Velestovo had 889 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Macedonians 855
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 29
  • Others 5

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 53 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

Churches

  • Dormition of the Theotokos Church - from the 15th century
  • Holy Trinity Church - the main church of Velestovo Monastery

People

  • Slave Ǵorǵo Dimoski (b. 1959) - poet
  • Dubravka Kiselički -actress

Events

  • Poetry night at Velestovo (Поетска ноќ во Велестово) - Traditional poetry festival since 1989[4]
  • Ǵomlezijada - food festival of traditional Ohrid's food Ǵomleze[5]
  • Fine Arts Colony[6]

Accommodation

  • Villa Velestovo - Apartments in Velestovo[7]
  • Velestovo House - Apartments in Velestovo[8]

References

  1. ↑ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 252
  2. ↑ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 150.
  4. ↑ Letopis na Makedonskata akademija na naukite i umetnostite. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. 2002.
  5. ↑ "Ѓомлезето на Ратка Крстаноска највкусно". Nova Makedonija (in Macedonian). 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Ликовна Колонија во с.Велестово" (in Macedonian). Ohrid: MH Radio. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "Villa Velestovo" (in English, German, Macedonian, and Serbian). Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  8. ↑ "Velestovo House Apartments" (in English and Macedonian). Retrieved 2023-03-28.

41°05′N 20°49′E / 41.083°N 20.817°E / 41.083; 20.817


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