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Veles is a city in North Macedonia, situated within Veles Municipality. The city has at various times been part of the Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and Serbia. It is located at an elevation of 206 meters above sea level and operates on Central European Time. The official name is Велес, with the native label also being Велес.
The population of Veles is recorded as 45,037, comprising 22,490 males and 22,547 females. The city uses the postal code 1400 and the local dialing code 043. Its license plate code is VE. Veles is twinned with Silistra, Svishtov, Užice, and Pernik.
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Place details
- Locality
- Велес
- Region
- Veles
- Country
- Северна Македонија
- Population
- 57,873
- Timezone
- Europe/Skopje
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Travel guide
Understand
Veles is situated on hills that sit above both sides of the Vardar River. This interesting terrain has given Veles a rather unique cityscape.
Get in
Veles is a relatively large transport hub, with excellent road and rail connections. It is close to the country's main international airport.
Get around
The city center of Veles can be walked but several of the important sites lie further out and are best reached by car or taxi.
See
thumb|300px|Traditional home at the Varnali complex thumb|300px|Kosturnica Memorial Veles is home to one of the largest collections of traditional architecture in the country. Such buildings can be seen all over town. The Varnali complex in particular is often used in tourist promotional videos. The memorial house of Vasil Glavinov is another example which is also open to the public.
Sleep
It looks like there are no hotels in Veles. The closest option will be Motel Montenegro Rivijera which is about 3 km away from the city center.
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thumbnail|Site of the excavations in Stobi
Stobi - the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia Salutaris dating from 197 BC. The surviving mosaics and other archaeological finds are of exceptional value.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Veles (Macedonian: Велес [ˈvɛlɛs] ) is a city in the central part of North Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality. Veles is the seventh largest Macedonian city with a total population of 40,664 (census 2021). The largest cities in the proximity of Veles are: Skopje – the capital and the largest city of North Macedonia – 54 km in the northwest direction, Štip 43 km to the east, Sveti Nikole 34 km to the northeast, Prilep 79 km in the southwest direction, and Kavadarci and Negotino 43 km and 40 km respectively to the southeast. Veles is on the crossroad of important international road and rail lines. For all these reasons, Veles is considered to have a good geolocation within North Macedonia.
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