Vapila

Vapila
Вапила
Vapila
Location in the Republic of Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°11′34″N 20°49′52″E / 41.19278°N 20.83111°E / 41.19278; 20.83111
Country  Republic of Macedonia
Municipality Ohrid Municipality
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

Vapila (Macedonian: Вапила) is a village in Ohrid Municipality, Macedonia.

Name

Vapila's name derives from a typical Balkan Macedonian Ottoman dish of the area, pilev and was originally called Vapile.

History

The village was initially settled by three Macedonian Christian family's around 1830, one of which was the Sandakovci or Shandakovtsi who originated from Peskopeja.


Coordinates: 41°11′N 20°49′E / 41.183°N 20.817°E / 41.183; 20.817

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