Bitola
Sign in to saveBitola (; ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing with Greece. The city stands at an important junction connecting the south of the Adriatic Sea region with the Aegean Sea and Central Europe, and it is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It has been known since the Ottoman period as the "City of Consuls", since many European countries had consulates in Bitola.
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Bitola is a major city in southwestern North Macedonia, strategically located in the Pelagonia valley at a crossroads connecting the Adriatic Sea region with the Aegean Sea and Central Europe. The city serves as an important administrative, cultural, and economic hub, and historically earned the nickname "City of Consuls" because numerous European countries maintained diplomatic outposts there during the Ottoman period.
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Place details
- Locality
- Битола
- Country
- Северна Македонија
- Population
- 69,287
- Timezone
- Europe/Skopje
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40 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Prehistory
- Ancient and early Byzantine periods
- Middle Ages
- Ottoman rule
- Ilinden Uprising
- Balkan Wars
- World War I
- Inter-war period
- World War II
- Socialist Yugoslavia
- Main sights
- Širok Sokak
- Clock Tower
- Church of Saint Demetrius
- Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
- Heraclea Lyncestis
- The covered bazaar
- Gazi Hajdar Kadi Mosque
- New Mosque, Bitola
- Ishak Çelebi Mosque
- Kodža Kadi Mosque
- The old bazaar
- Deboj Bath
- Bitola today
- Media
- City Council
- Sports
- Transport
- Demographics
- Culture
- Education
- People from Bitola
- Twin towns — sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- Bibliography
Bitola (; ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing with Greece. The city stands at an important junction connecting the south of the Adriatic Sea region with the Aegean Sea and Central Europe, and it is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It has been known since the Ottoman period as the "City of Consuls", since many European countries had consulates in Bitola.
Bitola, known during the Ottoman Empire as Manastır or Monastir, is one of the oldest cities in North Macedonia. It was founded as Heraclea Lyncestis in the middle of the 4th century BC by Philip II of Macedon. The city was the last capital of the First Bulgarian Empire (1015–1018) and the last capital of Ottoman Rumelia, from 1836 to 1867. According to the 2002 census, Bitola is the third largest city in the country, after the capital Skopje and Kumanovo. Bitola is also the seat of the Bitola Municipality.