Resen

(Macedonian: Ресен)

Resen is a city in Republic of Macedonia. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. Resen rises 880 meters above sea level. It is very close to Lake Prespa and the only town in Prespa Region. The city of Resen is a seat of the Resen municipality.

The municipality borders Ohrid municipality in the west, Demir Hisar municipality in the north-east, Bitola municipality in the east, and Greece and Albania in the south. According to the last National census from 2002 this municipality has 16,825 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include: Macedonians = 12,798, Turks = 1,797, Albanians = 1,536

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• Average temperature: 10oC
• Time zone: Central European Time (GMT +1)
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Resen's history dates back since the Roman empire when the famous road Via Egnatia was passing by the city.

During the Middle Ages, wider Prespa (nowadays in Greece and Republic of Macedonia) was part of the Bulgarian empire under Tsar Samuil. After the Battle of Klyuch, some of Samuil's blinded soldiers were settled in a village on the shore of the lake. The Byzantines called this settlement Asamati.