Ohrid (mkd)

Ohrid

Ohrid ranks 1,952nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nishitōkyō, Uasin Gishu County, and Brixton. Memorable people born in Ohrid include Presian, Kaliopi, and Grigor Parlichev. Memorable people who died in Ohrid include Clement of Ohrid, Saint Naum, and Grigor Parlichev. Ohrid has been the birth place of many military personnels and singers and the death place of many writers and religious figures. Ohrid is located in North Macedonia.

Ohrid is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the eighth-largest city in the country, with the municipality recording a population of over 42,000 inhabitants as of 2002. Ohrid is known for once having 365 churches, one for each day of the year, and has been referred to as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans". The city is rich in picturesque houses and monuments, and tourism is predominant. It is located southwest of Skopje, west of Resen and Bitola. In 1979 and in 1980, respectively, Ohrid and Lake Ohrid were accepted as Cultural and Natural World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Ohrid is one of only 28 sites that are part of UNESCO's World Heritage that are Cultural as well as Natural sites. Read more on Wikipedia