Debarca

Debarca is a municipality located in western North Macedonia, north of Ohrid and south of Kičevo. The rural municipality has over 5,000 residents spread across 30 villages.

Understand
Debarca Municipality roughly corresponds to the historical region of Debarca which was very involved in the past struggles for independence, both during Ottoman rule and later during the World Wars. Today, the region is quite depopulated; nearly 13,000 people lived in Debarca in the 1950s.

The ethnic affiliation of the residents is now and has historically been ethnic Macedonian and Orthodox Christian.

By plane
Ohrid's international airport is located in the village of Orovnik in Debarca Municipality.

See
The main sights of interest in Debarca are churches and monasteries.

Go next

 * Ohrid, the major city of the area and North Macedonia's best attraction