Novo Selo

Novo Selo (Macedonian: Ново Село) is a municipality in the very southeastern corner of North Macedonia, bordering Bulgaria to the east and Greece to the south. The rural municipality is home to over 11,000 residents.

Understand
Novo Selo Municipality consists of 16 villages. Each of these villages are home to absolute majorities of ethnic Macedonians, almost all of whom are Orthodox Christians. The seat of the municipality is in the village of Novo Selo.

By car
Novo Selo Municipality is connected to the rest of North Macedonia by two highways. Highway R1402 runs across the south of the municipality from Strumica to the east. This highway passes through Smolari and Kolešino, among others. Highway A4 runs across the center of the municipality all the way to a border crossing with Bulgaria. It passes through the municipal center of Novo Selo.

There are no border crossings to Greece within Novo Selo Municipality.

Get around
Novo Selo is a rural municipality with places of interest spread out. Therefore, a car is needed to get around comfortably.

Waterfalls
The Novo Selo area is best-known for its two major waterfalls, Smolari and Kolešino.

Go next

 * Strumica is the main city of southeastern North Macedonia is just west of the municipality.
 * Bulgaria is reachable from Novo Selo with a border crossing to Petrich.