Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region

the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Date of Inscription: 1979
Extension: 1980
Minor modification inscribed year: 2009
Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv)(vii)
Property : 83350.0000 ha
Buffer zone: ha
Ohrid (municipality)
N41 7 5.016 E20 48 47.988
Ref: 99bis

Brief Description

Situated on the shores of Lake Ohrid, the town of Ohrid is one of the oldest human settlements in Europe. Built mainly between the 7th and 19th centuries, it has the oldest Slav monastery (St Pantelejmon) and more than 800 Byzantine-style icons dating from the 11th to the end of the 14th century. After those of the Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow, this is considered to be the most important collection of icons in the worl

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Notes

  • In 1979, the Committee decided to inscribe the Ohrid Lake on the World Heritage List under natural criteria (iii). In 1980, this property was extended to include the cultural and historical area, and cultural criteria (i)(iii)(iv) were added.
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