Lazaropole
Lazaropole (Macedonian: Лазарополе) is an uninhabited village in the Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia. Situated on a plateau at Mount Bistra and surrounded by beech and oak forest; at 1,350 m altitude, it is one of the highest settlements in the country.
Lazaropole
Лазарополе | |
|---|---|
 Panoramic view of the village | |
  Lazaropole Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′10″N 20°41′38″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Mavrovo and Rostuša |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village is named after a local medieval hero, Lazar, who according to legend was the sole survivor of a Turkish attack on his village. The rest of the townspeople were killed in a cave where they had sought refuge, while Lazar, the only survivor, crawled outside and built a new town.
There are about 400 houses in the village. The older ones reveal the traces of the Mijaci highland building style. The village was the birthplace of numerous authors, educators, carvers, teachers, fresco and icon painters, and constructors. Especially picturesque are the village St. George's Church (Lazaropole), built in 1838, and the small churches in the forests near the village.
Climate
| Climate data for Lazaropole (1961–1990, extremes 1973–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.3 (100.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103.8 (4.09) |
94.8 (3.73) |
99.2 (3.91) |
85.6 (3.37) |
87.1 (3.43) |
59.2 (2.33) |
46.8 (1.84) |
50.8 (2.00) |
68.2 (2.69) |
95.5 (3.76) |
145.3 (5.72) |
130.8 (5.15) |
1,067.1 (42.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 110 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 104.2 | 105.7 | 140.8 | 161.6 | 197.3 | 223.9 | 289.4 | 274.0 | 225.5 | 172.6 | 117.8 | 83.4 | 2,106.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 0 inhabitants.[3]
Culture
The traditional Macedonian folk dance Teškoto is from the area of Lazaropole.
People born in Lazaropole
- Simon Drakul, Macedonian writer
- Mate Grujovski
- Vasil Ikonomov
- Gjurčin Kokaleski
- Ante Popovski, Macedonian writer
See also
References
- "Lazaropole Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- "Station Lazaropole" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 304.
