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-The city claims continued existence of human settlements in the boundaries of the present city for 7000 years (since 5000 BC), proven by archaeological excavations, meaning it is one of the oldest continually inhabited places in the world.

- Christianity evolved in Ohrid since its very beginnings in the 1st century due to the fact that it was brought here by the legendary Apostle of Christ, St Paul.

- Ohrid’s literary school found by St Kliment and St Naum in Ohrid in 893 is considered to be the second oldest University in Europe, after the one in Konstantinopolis founded in 425.

- The style of the fresco paintings in the church of St Bogorodica Perivlepta (1295) is considered to be the beginning of the European renaissance in fresco painting.

- According to the account of the Turkish traveler and chronicler Evliya Celebi from the 17th century, Ohrid used to have 365 churches between the city boundaries.

- The museum of Ohrid is a proud owner of one of the most beautiful statues of the Goddess Isis found in her temple in the city (4th ct. BC).

- Ohrid region holds the only known volcano in Macedonia, in the village of Kosel 5 km from the city.

- Lake Ohrid is a host of an underwater river running through the Lake, not mixing with its waters, to a length of 30 km. This natural phenomenon can be seen at the springs of the river next to the monastery of St. Naum and in the city of Struga where the river flows out from the Lake.

- Lake Ohrid  is still tectonically active and its getting deeper by one millimetre each year.