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The partizan units liberated Ohrid on 8th of November, 1944.

The musical folklore of Ohrid includes on the most famous songs “Biljana Platno Beleshe”.

The old Ohrid boat was the most interesting type of vessel of the Balkans. Usually, it was made out of beech or fir. It was 4-6m long, 1.40-1.60m wide,

More intensive building of churches in Ohrid and its surroundings occurred towards the end of XVIII century, and particularly during XIX century.

The presence of the Bulgarians in the Ohrid region will be remembered by the numerous robberies. A large number of objects, books, and other valuable chattel that were century-old testimonies of the growth and achievements of the Ohrid Archiepiscopate, as well as in art and literature were taken away.

The revolutionary organization TMORO (The Secret Macedonian-Odrian Revolutionary Organization) was founded on 23rd October 1893 in Thessalonica.

Dimitar Miladinov, the leader of the Macedonian Revival, was one of the prominent figures in the struggle against Greek spiritual influence.