Dojran
Dojran ( Albanian Dojrani , Bulgarian Дойран , Greek Δοϊράνη , Macedonian Дојран , Turkish Doyran ) is a historic town on the west bank of Lake Dojran in the north of the geographical region of Macedonia . A larger part of the original settlement is on Greek territory , the rest on North Macedonian territory.
Today a Macedonian municipality and a Greek municipality , as well as three villages Star Dojran ( "Old Dojran" ) and Nov Dojran ( "New Dojran" ), with a total of 3,426 inhabitants in the Republic of North Macedonia and the village of Doirani in northern Greece, bear this name .
The nearest larger city on the north Macedonian side is Strumica , about 45 km north. The capital of North Macedonia Skopje is about 170 km away.
Localities
The North Macedonian municipality of Dojran comprises the following 13 localities:
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history
The city of Dojran was made famous in the 5th century by the Greek historian Herodotus . He wrote stories of the ancient Thraco-Illyrian people who established the first human settlement in the area of the city. Herodotus established that the first population group settled across the Dojran Sea . Dojran's economy has always been primarily dependent on fishing. The fish are now also exported abroad.
architecture
The hammam is a large Turkish bath that is located in the upper part of the city and was formerly used as the home of Turkish immigrants. The Church of St. Ilija was built in 1874 in the northern part of the city. Based on remains of pictures in the walls of the church, it is believed that the church walls were originally covered with frescoes . There are also many excavations, including marble plates with Greek inscriptions, remains of walls, coins and tombs with grave inscriptions.
Web links
- About the history of the city (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b http://www.edusoft.com.mk/prasalnik/mls/opstina.asp?id=58 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 41 ° 11 ' N , 22 ° 43' E