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Ohrid
Охрид
Ohrid and Lake Ohrid
Ohrid and Lake Ohrid
Nickname(s):
Balkan Jerusalem
Macedonian Jerusalem
European Jerusalem
Ohrid is located in Republic of Macedonia
Ohrid
Ohrid
Location in Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°07′01″N 20°48′06″E / 41.11694°N 20.80167°E / 41.11694; 20.80167
Country  Macedonia
Municipality Ohrid Municipality
Government
 • Mayor Nikola Bakracheski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
 • Total 383.93 km2 (148.24 sq mi)
Elevation 695 m (2,280 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 42,033
 • Density 142.97/km2 (370.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Postal codes 6000
Area code(s) 389 46
Climate Cfb
Patron saints Saint Clement and Saint Naum
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (Macedonia)
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Ohrid and Lake Ohrid.
Location Flag of Macedonia.svg Republic of Macedonia
Type Mixed
Criteria i, iii, iv, vii
Reference 99
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1979 (3rd Session)
Extensions 1980

Coordinates: 41°07′01″N 20°48′06″E / 41.11694°N 20.80167°E / 41.11694; 20.80167

Ohrid (/ɒx.rid/, Macedonian: Охрид [ˈɔxrid]) 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 respectively, Ohrid and Lake Ohrid were accepted as Cultural and Natural World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Ohrid is one of only 28 sites that are part of UNESCO's World Heritage that are Cultural as well as Natural sites.


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