Dolni Kosel
District of Leskoec
in Ohrid, Macedonia
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Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (5 mi) -
Kastoria National Airport (54 mi) -
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (60 mi) - Skopje Alexander the Great Airport (69 mi)
- Filippos Airport (80 mi)
- Ioannina Airport (100 mi)
- Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (117 mi)
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Podgorica Airport (117 mi) - Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (120 mi)
- Berane Airport (127 mi)
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Sofia Airport (170 mi)
- Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (Unesco heritage, 2 mi)
- Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Butrint (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Meteora (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
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Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Unesco heritage, 108 mi) - Old Town of Corfu (Unesco heritage, 116 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 41.150 and 20.828 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 41° 9' 1" and E 20° 49' 41"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Denar - MKD
- Spoken languages:
- Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, Serbian
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 04:37 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Skopje
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:25 am and 4:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.733 and -176.350 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matarakau - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Discover Dolni Kosel
The district Dolni Kosel of Leskoec in Ohrid is a subburb in Macedonia about 65 mi south-west of Skopje, the country's capital city.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ohrid, Belcista, Struga, Resen and Vevcani. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 19% |
| Air Humidity | 90% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Inex Gorica Ohrid
Hotel Villa St. Sofija
Luccia Apartments
Millenium Palace
SU Hotel
Hotel Villa Jordan
HOTEL VILLA MAKI
Villa Dislievski
Matjan Apartments
Hotel Granit
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ohrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 56,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has been referred to as a "Jerusalem (of the Balkans)". The city is rich in picturesque houses and monuments, and tourism is predominant.
Ohrid Literary School
The Ohrid Literary School was one of the two major cultural centres of the First Bulgarian Empire, along with the Preslav Literary School. The school was established in Ohrid in 886 by Saint Clement of Ohrid on the order of Boris I of Bulgaria simultaneously or shortly after the establishment of the Preslav Literary School. After Clement was ordained bishop of Drembica (Velika) in 893, the position of head of the school was assumed by Naum of Preslav.
Lake Ohrid
Lake Ohrid, (Albanian: Liqeni i Ohrit), straddles the mountainous border between southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, preserving a unique aquatic ecosystem that is of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species. The importance of the lake was further emphasized when it was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1979 and when, in 2010, NASA decided to name one of Titan's lakes after Lake Ohrid.
Church of St. Sophia, Ohrid
For eponymous churches, see Hagia Sophia (disambiguation). The Church of St. Sophia (Macedonian: Црква Света Софија, Crkva Sveta Sofija) is located in the city of Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. The church is one of the most important monuments of Macedonia, housing architecture and art from the Middle Ages. It was built during the Second Macedonian Empire, after the official conversion to Christianity.
Belčišta
Belčišta is a village in the Republic of Macedonia, located approximately at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:41.302757|N|20.830078|E|region:MK_type:city|||| |primary |name= }}. It is the municipality center of Debarca.
Elšani
Elšani is a village in the Republic of Macedonia situated 10 kilometres south of the City of Ohrid. It is spread across the western slopes of Galičica Mountain, near Lake Ohrid. The village is located at 850 metres above sea level.
Ohrid "St. Paul the Apostle" Airport
Ohrid Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром Охрид, Aerodrom Ohrid), or Ohrid "St. Paul the Apostle" Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром Охрид "Св. Апостол Павле", Aerodrom Ohrid "Sv. Apostol Pavle"), is an airport in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from Ohrid and 145 km (2 hours by bus) from Skopje, along the Struga-Kičevo-Skopje motorway.
Kosel, Republic of Macedonia
Kosel is a village near Ohrid, in the Ohrid Municipality of the Republic of Macedonia. The village is known for its proximity to the extinct volcano Duvalo, which gives the village and its surroundings a permanent sulphuric scent. The population of Kosel Municipality, which merged with Ohrid Municipality in 2002, was 1,369.
Ohrid Municipality
The Municipality of Ohrid is a municipality in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Ohrid is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Ohrid Municipality is in the Southwestern Statistical Region
Velgošti
Velgošti is a village near Ohrid, Macedonia. It has a population of approximately 2,000 people. It has a primary school called Živko Čingo dedicated to the author born there.
Saint Panteleimon, Ohrid
Saint Panteleimon is a monastery in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia situated on Plaošnik. It is attributed to Clement of Ohrid, a disciple of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius. Archaeologists have come to believe that the monastery was the site where the first students of the Glagolitic alphabet were taught.
Church of St. John at Kaneo
Saint John the Theologian, Kaneo or simply Saint John at Kaneo is a Macedonian Orthodox church situated on the cliff over Kaneo Beach overlooking Lake Ohrid in the city of Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. The church is attributed to John the Theologian. The construction date of the church remains unknown but documents detailing the church property suggests that it was built before the year 1447.
Ancient Theatre of Ohrid
The Ancient theatre of Ohrid of the Hellenistic period is located in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. It was built in 200 BC and is the only Hellenistic-type theatre in the country as the other three in Scupi, Stobi and Heraklea Lynkestis are from Roman times. It is unclear how many people the original theater used to seat, as only the lower section still exists.
Trebeništa
Trebeništa is an ancient necropolis located in Macedonia, dating from the Iron Age around the 7th century BC. It is located near the town of Ohrid, in the Republic of Macedonia. It is believed that the necropolis was used by the people from the ancient town of Lychnidos. Trebeništa was discovered in 1918 by Bulgarian soldiers. The government sent archaeologist Karel Škorpil to organize excavations. The artefacts were later researched by Bogdan Filov.
Zavoj
Zavoj is a village in the Republic of Macedonia, about 20 km from Ohrid. A small village, there are no shops or schools in Zavoj. There are about a hundred houses.
Leskoec
Leskoec is a village 5 kilometres from the town Ohrid, in the Republic of Macedonia. The population is 2 595 people (2002) and it is the biggest village in Ohrid municipality.
Battle of Vaikal
The Battle of Vaikal occurred in April 1465 in the valley of Vaikal, southeastern Albania. A new Ottoman sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Ohrid, Ballaban Badera (of Albanian origin), was sent by Sultan Mehmed II to inflict heavy losses on the Albanian forces. Skanderbeg had been prepared for the battle and prepared his troops for a plan of action. This worked well until some of Skanderbeg's officers did not follow orders to stop chasing the Ottoman forces and were captured along with their men.
Robevi family house
The Robevi House is a famous and historic building in Ohrid, Macedonia. It was built in its current state in 1863–1864 by Todor Petkov from a village Gari near Debar. Today the house is a protected cultural monument under the "Institute for protection of cultural monuments in Ohrid".
SRC Biljanini Izvori
SRC Biljanini Izvori (Macedonian: СРЦ "Билјанини извори") is a multi-purpose stadium in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. It has a seating capacity of 3,000 and is the home ground of FK Ohrid and FK Ohrid Lote. It has also been used by the Macedonian national team for training.
Plaošnik
Plaošnik or simply Plaoš is an archaeological site and holy place in Ohrid, 250 meters below Samuil's Fortress. In the future, the whole complex will have konaks (mansions) as in the time of Saint Clement of Ohrid, together with several surrounding objects.
2009 Lake Ohrid boat accident
On 5 September 2009, the Ilinden sightseeing boat with a group of 57 foreign tourists on board, of which 55 were Bulgarian, sank in Lake Ohrid, southwestern Republic of Macedonia. 15 lives were lost. The sinking of the Ilinden was the deadliest boat accident in the history of the Republic of Macedonia. Lake Ohrid is the deepest lake in the Balkans, with maximum depth of 288 metres . The Ilinden boat was taking tourists to the Saint Naum Monastery.
Velestovo
Velestovo is a village situated on the slopes of Galičica Mountain in Ohrid Municipality, Macedonia. Located roughly 4 kilometres from the town of Ohrid, there are only 45 residents of Velestovo, most of whom are retired.
Vapila
Vapila is a village in Ohrid Municipality, Macedonia.
Battle of Ohrid
The Battle of Ohrid took place on 14 or 15 September 1464 between the Ottoman Empire's forces and Skanderbeg's Albania. A crusade against Sultan Mehmed II had been planned by Pope Pius II with Skanderbeg as one of its main leaders. The battle near Ohrid occurred as a result of an Albanian incursion into Ottoman territory. The Turks stationed in the area were assaulted by Skanderbeg's men and 1,000 Venetian soldiers under Cimarosto.
Meseista
Meseista is a city in the Debarca Municipality of Macedonia. Meseista sits on the border between the Debarca Municipality and Ohrid Municipality. Its FIPS code was MK65.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Leskoec.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Dolni Kosel, Долни Косел
