TYPOLOGY OF HOUSING UNITS IN THE REGION OF OHRID

Abstract

The rural typology of the settlements in Ohrid is usually of a compact type, placed in the flat or hilly areas. The settlements in the hilly area are formed according to the configuration of the terrain, usually within a steep terrain (the villages of Ramne, Velestovo, Racha). The location of the settlements was created according to the needs of the newly settled families at the period. It was necessary to have arable land in the surrounding area, to satisfy the needs of the occupation of the families, for example for fishing (the villages of Peshtani, Trpejca, Konjsko, Ljubanishta), for agriculture (the villages of Lakocheraj, Orman), livestock farming (the villages of Velestovo, Ramne) and so on. The families carried with them certain traditional beliefs regarding the shape and size of the house, and with that a certain appearance of the settlement was formed. The surrounding landscape dominated, with the forest areas that were in the immediate vicinity of the settlement, comfortable conditions were created for the life and prosperity of the families.

In the end of the 18th century, the settlements were small, with a small number of houses while in the 19^th and 20^th centuries, new families settled more intensively in the area.  There was visible increase in the number of houses and the number of the population.