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Struga Struga ( mk, Струга , sq, Strugë) is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of North Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid. The town of Struga is the seat of Struga Municipality. Name The nam ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

. * Mustafa Baruti, signatory of the

Albanian Declaration of Independence The Albanian Declaration of Independence ( Albanian: ''Deklarata e Pavarësisë'') was the declaration of independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire. Independent Albania was proclaimed in Vlorë on 28 November 1912. Six days later the Assem ...

Daniel Kajmakoski Daniel Kajmakoski-Gragevinac ( mk, Даниел Кајмакоски-Граѓевинац, born 17 October 1983) is a Macedonian singer and songwriter. He is best known for having won the first series of X Factor Adria. He represented Macedonia ...

, singer *

Pajtim Kasami Pajtim Kasami (born 2 June 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Olympiacos. Early career Born in Zürich, Switzerland to an ethnic Albanian family from Struga, North Macedonia, Kasam ...

, footballer * Vangel Kodžoman, painter *

Risto Krle Risto Krle ( mk, Ристо Крле, ; September 3, 1900 – October 29, 1975) (born in Struga, present-day North Macedonia during the Ottoman Empire) was a Macedonian playwright and the son of a shoe maker. Many interruptions made his schoo ...

, writer *

Nijaz Lena Nijaz Lena ( mk, Нијаз Лена; born 25 June 1986) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Struga. He also holds Albanian passport. Club career Flamurtari Vlorë On 20 February 2013, Lena recorded his 10 ...

, footballer *

Mirdi Limani Mirdi Limani (born July 8, 1975) is an Albanian former Kickboxing, kickboxer who competed in the welterweight division. He went undefeated in his career, holding four world titles. Career Limani, an Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanian Macedo ...

, kickboxer * Lazo Lipovski, football goalkeeper * Venera Lumani, singer *

Vlado Malevski Vlado Maleski ( mk, Владо Малески; 5 September 1919 – Struga, 23 September 1984) was a Yugoslav Macedonian writer, communist activist, publisher and revolutionary. He published several novels and short stories and was the author of ...

, author of the Denes nad Makedonija *

Hristo Matov Hristo Apostolov Matov (Bulgarian: Христо Апостолов Матов, also spelled Christo Matoff) (10 March 1872 – 10 February 1922) was a prominent Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary, philologist, folklorist and publicist and one of t ...

, revolutionary *

Dimitar Miladinov The Miladinov brothers ( bg, Братя Миладинови, ''Bratya Miladinovi'', mk, Браќа Миладиновци, ''Brakja Miladinovci''), Dimitar Miladinov (1810–1862) and Konstantin Miladinov (1830–1862), were Bulgarian poets ...

, writer, poet and folklorist *

Konstantin Miladinov The Miladinov brothers ( bg, Братя Миладинови, ''Bratya Miladinovi'', mk, Браќа Миладиновци, ''Brakja Miladinovci''), Dimitar Miladinov (1810–1862) and Konstantin Miladinov (1830–1862), were Bulgarian poets ...

, writer, poet and folklorist *

Nikola Moushmov Nikola Moushmov (14 May 1869 – 31 January 1942) ( bg, Никола Мушмов) was a noted Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian ...

, historian and numismatist *

Artim Šakiri Artim Šakiri ( mk, Артим Шаќири, sq, Artim Shaqiri; born 23 September 1973) is a Macedonian football manager and a former midfielder from North Macedonia. While managing Kukësi in 2014, Šakiri was ranked as the best manager of th ...

, international footballer * Ardit Shaqiri, footballer *

Nuri Sojliu Nuri Sojliu (1870–1940) was an Albanian politician. He was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence The Albanian Declaration of Independence ( Albanian: ''Deklarata e Pavarësisë'') was the declaration of independ ...

, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence * Myrteza Ali Struga, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence *

Veliče Šumulikoski Veliče Šumulikoski ( mk, Величе Шумуликоски; born 24 April 1981) is a Macedonian former football midfielder. He is the third most capped player of all time of the North Macedonia national football team. He is the director of f ...

, footballer * Flamur Tairi, footballer * Ibrahim Temo, politician * Veselin Vuković, handball player

People from Struga's surroundings

Isnik Alimi Isnik Alimi ( mk, Исник Алими; born 2 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Romanian Liga I side Sepsi OSK. A former international for Macedonia U19, he played for the Albania U21 in a pair ...

, footballer from Delogoždi * Voydan Chernodrinski, playwright from Selci *

Cincar Marko Kostić Cincar Marko Kostić (1777 in Dolna Belica – 22 Febriaru 1822, in Šabac) was a Serbian aristocrat and diplomat. He served as vojvoda of Soko nahiye and duke of Šabac, and was one of the leaders of the First Serbian Insurrection. Early life ...

, warrior and diplomat in the First Serbian Uprising from

Dolna Belica Dolna Belica ( mk, Долна Белица; rup, Beala di Ghios, Beala di Cămpu; sq, Belicë e Poshtme) is a village in the Municipalities of North Macedonia, municipality of Struga Municipality, Struga, North Macedonia. History The village a ...

* Andjelko Krstić, writer and playwright from

Labuništa Labuništa ( mk, Лабуништа; sq, Llabunishta) is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia. Name Labuništa is an old name dating back to the time of the arrival of Slavic peoples to the Balkans. The origins of the name La ...

Artim Položani Artim Položani or Pollozhani ( sq, Artim Pollozhani; mk, Артим Положани; born 25 June 1982) is a Macedonian professional footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Albanian club Skënderbeu Korçë. Club career Položani joi ...

, footballer from

Bidževo Bidževo ( mk, Биџево, ) is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Sout ...

Nikola Šećeroski Nikola Šećeroski ( sr-cyr, Никола Шећероски; 1934–2008) was a candidate for the Serbian Presidency, running in December 1990 as an independent. Early life He was born in 1934 to a Macedonian Serb family in Radožda, a village on ...

, politician and candidate for the Serbian presidency from

Radožda Radožda ( mk, Радожда ) is a village in the Struga municipality in the southwestern region of North Macedonia. Geography Radožda is situated on the western shore of the Ohrid Lake. It is south of the town Struga. It is from the Mace ...

Ilija Šumenković Ilija Šumenković (Borovec, a Serbian village near Struga, Ottoman Empire, 1881 – Mexico City, 8 October 1962) was a Serbian cabinet minister and ambassador. Early life (until 1918) Šumenković was born in the village of Boroec, close to St ...

, minister and ambassador from *

Krste Velkovski Krste Velkoski ( mk, Крсте Велкоски; born 20 February 1988) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Velkoski signed a three-year deal with Enosis Neon Paralimni on 18 June 2010 but his journey di ...

, footballer from

Vevčani Vevčani ( mk, ) is a village in North Macedonia. It is the only settlement and seat of Vevčani Municipality. Geography The village of Vevčani is found in the southwestern range at the foot of the Jablanica mountain range. It is situate ...

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