page_title: Veles, North Macedonia
section_title: Modern city
hierarchical_section_title: Veles, North Macedonia / Modern city
caption_attribution_description: English: Church of Saint Panteleimon, south of Veles
context_page_description: Veles is a city in the central part of North Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality.
context_section_description: Through North Macedonia Veles is known as industrial center and recently, as a leader in the implementing of IT in the local administration in North Macedonia.
  Veles is a place of poetry, culture, history and tradition, as well as a city with plentiful and precious cultural heritage and centuries old churches.
  Veles is a municipality of 55,000 residents.
  The geographic location of the city of Veles makes it suitable for hiking and camping, especially at the west side of the city. One such location is the tranquil village Bogomila. Nearby there is the man made lake Mladost, which is known as the city's recreational centre.
  Veles made international news in 2016 when it was revealed that a group of teenagers in the city were controlling over 100 websites producing fake news articles in support of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, which were heavily publicised on the social media site Facebook.
caption: St. Pantelejmon Church in Veles
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