Peštani

Peštani Пештани
Peštani and surrounding area as seen from Galičica
Peštani Location in the Republic of Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°00′55″N 20°48′39″E / 41.01528°N 20.81083°E / 41.01528; 20.81083
Country	Republic of Macedonia
Municipality	Ohrid Municipality
Population (2002)
• Total	1,326
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Peštani (Macedonian: Пештани)^[1] is a village in the Republic of Macedonia, located 12 kilometres south of the city of Ohrid. It is a popular beachside town along Lake Ohrid and lies at the foot of Galičica National Park. Originally a fishing village, it now gets most of its income from tourism.

Roughly 1,326 people live in the village of Peštani.^[2]

Panorama of Peštani.

References

↑ Known locally in the Ohrid dialect as Peščani (Пешчани)
↑ Galičica National Park website

Ohrid Municipality

Cities	Ohrid

Villages	Dolno Lakočerej Elšani Elešec Gorno Lakočerej Konjsko Kosel Kuratica Lagadin Leskoec Livoišta Ljubaništa Openica Orman Peštani Plakje Rača Ramne Rasino Rečica Sirula Skrebatno Sveti Stefan Sviništa Šipokno Trpejca Vapila Velestovo Velgošti Zavoj

Coordinates: 41°00′N 20°48′E / 41.000°N 20.800°E / 41.000; 20.800

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