cathedral
Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski
A hillside Orthodox monastery above the Radika valley known for its carved iconostasis, signposted from the Debar–Mavrovo road.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Centar Župa
Centar Zhupa, North Macedonia · Europe
About Centar Župa
Centar Župa is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Debar, 27km from Vevčani Springs.
Centar Župa is in Centar Zhupa, North Macedonia, with about 45,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Debar, about 6 km away.
Centar Župa (Macedonian: ; Turkish: Merkez Jupa) is a village and seat in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia. The town is inhabited mainly by Turks.
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What is there to see near Centar Župa?
Within an hour or so of Centar Župa: Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski (16 km), Vevčani Springs (27 km), Mavrovo National Park (29 km), Ohrid (44 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road.
Where is Centar Župa?
Centar Župa is in Centar Zhupa, North Macedonia, about 6 km from Debar.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 45,412
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- North Macedonia
- Region
- Centar Zhupa
- Timezone
- Europe/Skopje
- Coordinates
- 41.4785, 20.5594
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Worth the detour from Centar Župa
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Vevčani Springs
A series of karst springs and waterfalls in a wooded gorge above the village of Vevčani, with walkways and parking at the village edge.
27 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Mavrovo National Park
North Macedonia's largest national park wraps around Lake Mavrovo, where a lakeside road passes the half-submerged St Nicholas church and climbs into the wild Šar and Bistra mountains.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Ohrid
UNESCO dual heritage site combining one of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes with a town of 365 churches and ancient ruins.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Ohrid Old Town
A UNESCO-listed lakeside town of churches and Ottoman houses below a hilltop fortress, the main destination on Lake Ohrid's eastern shore.
45 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
Church of St. John at Kaneo
A 13th-century Byzantine church on a cliff above Lake Ohrid, the most photographed viewpoint on the lake, a short walk from Ohrid.
45 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Samuel's Fortress
A restored medieval fortress crowning the hill above Ohrid, offering walls to walk and wide views over the lake and old town.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Lin
A fishing village on a peninsula jutting into Lake Ohrid on the Albanian shore, its lanes hung with drying fishnets and vines; a hilltop early-Christian basilica keeps 6th-century floor mosaics. Part of the lake's UNESCO listing.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Centar Župa
- 63 kmGaličica Pass RoadA serpentine road climbs over the Galičica massif between Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, topping out near 1,600 m with rare twin-lake panoramas inside Galičica National Park.
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