Velestovo () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

situated on the slopes of Galičica Mountain in

Ohrid Municipality The Municipality of Ohrid () is a municipality in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. ''Ohrid'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Ohrid Municipality is in the Southwestern Statistical Region. Geography Ohrid M ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

. It is located roughly 4 kilometres from the town of

Ohrid 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 ...

Demographics

According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer

Vasil Kanchov Vasil Kanchov (26 July 1862 – 6 February 1902) was a geographer, ethnographer and teacher who served as Minister of Education of Bulgaria. Early life and education Vasil Kanchov was born in Vratsa. Upon graduating from High school i ...

from 1900, 560 inhabitants lived in Velestovo, all

Ethnic Macedonians Macedonians ( ) are a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group native to the region of Macedonia in Southeast Europe. They speak Macedonian, a South Slavic language. The large majority of Macedonians identify as Eastern Orthodox Christians, ...

. As of the 2021 census, Velestovo had 889 residents with the following ethnic composition: *Macedonians 855 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 29 *Others 5 According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 53 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002)
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 150. * Macedonians 53

Churches

* Dormition of the Theotokos Church - from the 15th century *

Holy Trinity Church Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

- the main church of Velestovo Monastery

People

* Slave Ǵorǵo Dimoski (b. 1959) - poet * Dubravka Kiselički -actress

Events

Poetry night at Velestovo Poetry (from the Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings. Any particular ...

(''Поетска ноќ во Велестово'') - Traditional poetry festival since 1989 * Ǵomlezijada - food festival of traditional Ohrid's food Ǵomleze *Fine Arts Colony

Accommodation

Villa Velestovo A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house that provided an escape from urban life. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fal ...

- Apartments in Velestovo * Velestovo House - Apartments in Velestovo

References

Villages in Ohrid Municipality {{Ohrid-geo-stub