Velestovo ( mk, Велестово) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
situated on the slopes of
Galičica Mountain in
Ohrid Municipality
The Municipality of Ohrid ( mk, Општина Охрид) is a municipality in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. ''Ohrid'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Ohrid Municipality is in the Southwestern Statisti ...
,
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 Yugoslavia. It ...
. It is located roughly 4 kilometres from the town of
Ohrid
Ohrid ( mk, Охрид ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the List of cities in North Macedonia, eighth-largest city in the country, with the municipality recording ...
.
Demographics
As of the
2021 census, Velestovo had 889 residents with the following ethnic composition:
*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.
[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2002)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 150.
* Macedonians 53
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
* Ǵomlezijada - food festival of traditional Ohrid's food Ǵomleze
*Fine Arts Colony
Accommodation
* Villa Velestovo - Apartments in Velestovo
* Velestovo House - Apartments in Velestovo
References
Villages in Ohrid Municipality
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