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Ezero Mladost, also called Veles Lake, is an artificial lake on the Otovica near the village of Otovica, north of Veles. It is the main holiday spot for people from Veles and the towns nearby, and it can be reached by a paved local road along its shore.
How it formed
The lake was made to irrigate vineyards and farmland in an area that often suffered from drought.
Visit
Getting there
Nearest settlement: Veles
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
The lake is 8–11 km from Veles by the regional road towards Skopje, and the E-75 motorway passes about 1 km away, which makes it an easy break for travellers. Anglers are the most frequent visitors, and others come in summer. Hotels stand nearby.
Swimming has been restricted here in the past, so ask in Veles about the current position before you go in. In Veles, you can see the Clock Tower and the Kočo Racin memorial house; the Roman site of Stobi is about 30 km away.
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Sources & data
- OpenStreetMap: Езеро Младост (relation 7681733), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Macedonian Wikipedia: Младост (езеро), Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata: Lake Mladost (Q12908695), Wikimedia Foundation
- Mladost lake, Veles lake, Travel2Macedonia