Veles
Town on the Vardar river in central North Macedonia, Veles has a compact centre with a concentration of cafés and restaurants and mountain terrain rising around it. The city has a long history — settled since at least 168 BCE and known by several names over the centuries, including Ķupurli under Ottoman rule and briefly Titov Veles in the Yugoslav era — and claims a string of Macedonian cultural firsts, among them the country's first theatre, first library, first gymnasium, and first museum.
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- Population57,873
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.5 km0.9 mi
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Veles: quick answers
Where is Veles?
Veles is in North Macedonia, about 42 km26 miles in a straight line from Skopje.
How do you get to Veles?
The nearest airport is Ilinden (SKP), about 32 min away by road. The nearest train station is Тополка, about 14 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Veles?
The warmest month is August, averaging 26°C78°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 2°C35°F. The wettest month is May, with about 60 mm2.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Veles?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 10 restaurants, 4 cafés and 7 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Veles?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Demir Kapija, Krusevo and Prilep.