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Country
  
Republic of Macedonia

Municipality
  
Ohrid Municipality

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

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Velestovo (Macedonian: Велестово) is a village situated on the slopes of Galičica Mountain in Ohrid Municipality, Macedonia. Located roughly 4 kilometres from the town of Ohrid, there are only 45 residents of Velestovo, most of whom are retired.

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Map of Velestovo, Macedonia (FYROM)

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

    Velestovo Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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