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Nižepole
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Nižepole (, , ) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia, and is an alpine settlement 7.85 kilometers from Bitola located on the slopes of Baba Mountain near the peaks of Pelister.

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Place details

Locality
Нижеполе
Region
Bitola
Country
Северна Македонија
Population
505
Timezone
Europe/Skopje

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Air quality

54US AQIModerate
PM2.5
13.8 µg/m³
PM10
18.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Nižepole
Settlement.native_name
НижеполеNijopoleaXhinxhepolë
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Nižešpolska vikendica.png
Settlement.image_caption
Modern architecture in Nižepole
Settlement.pushpin_map
North Macedonia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within North Macedonia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
15px Pelagonia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
13px Bitola
Settlement.population_as_of
2002
Settlement.population_total
186
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.timezone_DST
CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+2

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Landmarks
  • Religious sites
  • Archaeological sites
  • Miscellaneous
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

{{Infobox settlement

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nižepole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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