Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia, in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidze and Kajmakcalan mountain ranges, 14 kilometers north of the Medzitlija-Niki border crossing with Greece. The city stands at an important junction connecting the southern Adriatic region with the Aegean Sea and Central Europe, and serves as an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial and educational center. It has been known since the Ottoman period as the City of Consuls, since many European countries kept consulates there.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude41.031944 degrees north 1 FAQs
What was here before modern Bitola and what other names does the city have?
Heraclea Lyncestis stood nearby; the city is also called Bitolj and Monastir.
Near Bitola stood Heraclea Lyncestis, a Greek-founded settlement that later became a Roman city. Slavic tribes invaded the area in the 5th and 6th centuries and the old settlement declined. The city is also known by the Serbo-Croatian name Bitolj and the Turkish name Monastir.
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1. Bitola (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 69,287 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 41.031944, longitude 21.334722
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 576 m
P2046 (area)
area 422.39 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 69287 (2021)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (Macedonian): Битола
Wikipedia (Macedonian)Source text, founding-year: 1015Quote, Source text, founding-year: 1015
Битола е денешен официјален назив за градот, но истовремено и најстариот назив, судејќи по Битолската плоча од 1015 година на којашто градот е спомнат, како и според многуте војсководци на царот Самуил , како и патниците од тоа време.
3. Bitola (Wikipedia)
History
It was founded as Heraclea Lyncestis in the middle of the 4th century BC by Philip II of Macedon.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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