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Struga
Sign in to saveStruga ( ; , ) is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of North Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid. The town of Struga is the seat of Struga Municipality.
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Struga is a city in North Macedonia, situated within Struga Municipality. It has at various times been part of the Ottoman Empire and Yugoslavia. The city is twinned with Mangalia, Famagusta, and Waterbury. Its head of government is Ramiz Merko. Struga is part of the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region.
The city has a population of 16,559, comprising 8,221 males and 8,338 females. It covers an area of 2.5 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 675 meters above sea level. The local postal code is 6330, and the dialing code is 046. Struga operates on Central European Time and Central European Summer Time.
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Place details
- Locality
- Струга
- Region
- Struga
- Country
- Северна Македонија
- Population
- 37,387
- Timezone
- Europe/Skopje
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Struga
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Struga Municipality.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Struga Municipality.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- North Macedonia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within North Macedonia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 13px Southwestern
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 13px Struga
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mendi Qyra (Independent)
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 483
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 693
- Settlement.elevation_ft
- 2273
- Settlement.population_total
- 16,559
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2002
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Ballina | Komuna e Strugës
struga.gov.mk →Link to the official site · 9,047 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Located in
- Struga Municipality
- Population
- 15009
- Area
- 2.5
- Elevation
- 675
- Time zone
- Central European Summer Time
- Head of government
- Ramiz Merko
- Capital of
- Struga Municipality
- Official website
- www.struga.gov.mk
- Image
- Aerial view of Struga, Lake Ohrid & Black Drin (7).jpg
- Dialing code
- 046
- Licence plate code
- SU
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- Commons category
- Struga
- topic's main category
- Category:Struga
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Struga
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Struga
- postal code
- 6330
- P6482
- Struga
- native label
- Струга
- male population
- 7298
- female population
- 7711
- P8168
- Werner von Bolton
- P12749
- June 15
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|300px|Struga sits on both sides of the Black Drim River Struga has always been in the shadow of Ohrid, as Ohrid has more monuments and better preserved houses. But Struga can still be a fun daytrip from Ohrid if one combines it with a trip to the villages on the west coast of lake Ohrid where main sight, aside from the nice quiet beaches, are the cave churches.
Unlike Ohrid which is in hills, Struga is flat, spread around Drim river. It is a great place to relax with a cup of coffee by the river.
While the city of Struga has a majority ethnic Macedonian population, Struga Municipality as a whole with its 50 surrounding villages is home to an Albanian majority.
Get around
Struga is small and easiest to get around is by walking. To visit the cave churches on the west coast of Ohrid lake take a taxi or check out the bus schedule. A 15 minutes walk along the lake will take you to Kalishta village and cave monastery.
See
thumb|300px|The Church of Saint George
Do
Football: FC Struga play soccer in the First Division, the top tier. Their tiny Gradska Plaža Stadium (capacity 800) is shared with FK Karaorman in the Second Division; it's on the coast 500 m east of the river outlet.
Eat
thumb|280px|Gjomzele A dish native to Struga and Ohrid is gjomzele. It is made of flour, water, salt, and some oil.
Sleep
Same as in Ohrid, accommodation is easy in Struga as many people rent rooms starting from €15 per person per night. Here is a list of some hotels in Struga:
Go next
Ohrid, the most famous city on Lake Ohrid, is just 15 km away and full of culture. Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park is a mountainous national park just across the border in Albania. Pogradec, Albania Elbasan, Albania
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- People
- Culture
- Sports
- Economy
- Tourism
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- References
- External links
Struga ( ; , ) is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of North Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid. The town of Struga is the seat of Struga Municipality.
==Name==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Struga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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