The Municipality of Ohrid ( mk, Општина Охрид) is a municipality in the southwestern part of

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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 ...

'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Ohrid Municipality is in the

Southwestern Statistical Region The Southwestern Statistical Region ( mk, Југозападен Регион; Albanian: Rajoni jugperendimor) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the west and southwestern part of the country, borders ...

Geography

Ohrid Municipality borders * Debarca Municipality to the west and north, *

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to the east, and * Demir Hisar Municipality to the northeast.

Demographics

*According to the national census of 2002, the municipality of Ohrid, before the attachment of Kosel Municipality, had 54,380 inhabitants; according to the census of 1994, it had 52,732. *The former Kosel Municipality had a population of 1,369 in 2002 and 1,759 in 1994. The present-day combined municipality has 51,428 residents.

Inhabited places

The municipality has 29 inhabited places, one town and 28 villages.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Ohrid ( Macedonian: Грб на Охрид) is the coat of arms of the Ohrid Municipality, it depicts

Lake Ohrid Lake Ohrid ( mk, Охридско Езеро , al, Liqeni i Ohrit , also referred as ''Liqeni i Pogradecit'';) is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of E ...

, Tsar Samuel's Fortress, and a sailboat, the sailboat symbolizing tourism. The coat of arms is designed using the

Macedonian territorial heraldic system Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...

featuring a mural crown of its status and a wreath of

Macedonian oak ''Quercus trojana'', the Macedonian oak is an oak in the turkey oak section ( ''Quercus'' sect. ''Cerris''). It is native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia, from southern Italy east across the southern Balkans (Croatia, Albania, Serbia, N ...

. The blazon is Azure, on a mount Vert a wall gated between two towers all

Argent In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions to ...

. In base a barry wavy of the first. Other elements include the shield is crowned with a

Mural crown A mural crown ( la, corona muralis) is a crown or headpiece representing city walls, towers, or fortresses. In classical antiquity, it was an emblem of tutelary deities who watched over a city, and among the Romans a military decoration. Later ...

of three towers Or, central tower gated, adorned with rubies and pearls, wreathed with two oak branches Vert fructed Or joined with ribbon Gules.

References

External links

Official website

Official website for Info, Places to visit and reservations in Ohrid
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