Nerezi ( mk, Нерези) is a village in
North Macedonia, located in the
Struga municipality
Municipality of Struga ( mk, Струга, translit=Struga, sq, Strugë) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. ''Struga'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Struga Municipality is part of the Southwestern Sta ...
near in the
Drimkol region.
Location
Nerezi is found in the north-western section of the Struga municipality. Until 2004 it was a part of the
Lukovo municipality Lukovo may refer to:
* Lukovo, Bulgaria, a village in Bulgaria
* Lukovo, Croatia, a village near Vrbovec, Croatia
* Lukovo, Nikšić, Montenegro
* Lukovo, Struga, a village near Struga, North Macedonia
* Lukovo (Boljevac)
Lukovo ( sr-cyrl, Лу ...
. It is located 26 kilometres from the city of
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 ...
. The highest point of the village is 1096.
At just 25 km distance from Struga and the Ohrid Lake, on above sea level of 870m lies the village of Nerezi. The village is situated on the mountain of Jablanica, surrounded with breathtaking nature, clean air and untouched springs of clean drinking water.
Demographics
The village is populated by 213 inhabitants of whom 212 are
Macedonians. Today there are around hundred of houses and around hundred and twenty inhabitants living in the village.
Features
The village is home to an old church and a monastery.
Nerezi is a village of 6 churches, from which 2 are ruined, while the other 4 still exist. Those churches are: St. Nicholas, the church of Holy Salvation, the church of Holy Mother the Most Innocent and St. Georges – renovated in 1833.
References
Villages in Struga Municipality
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