Dojran Lake, Macedonia

The City and the Lake of Dojran are located in the middle part of the Balkan Peninsula, i.e. the southeastern part of Republic of Macedonia. The lowest parts of the valley are filled with the waters from the Lake of Dojran and surrounded by low hills (Krusa, Karaball, and Boskija). The mountain Belasica stretches to the north. All around the Lake lies The Dojran Field, which is very fertile and cultivable. The openness of this valley towards south allows reign of Mediterranean climate characterized by hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. A climate like this allows growth of almost all grains, vegetables, industrial cultures, wine grapes, Mediterranean and citrus fruit. Pomegranates and figs grow only in this part of Republic of Macedonia. Low trees grow on the hills, and on the higher places there are beach and oak trees. Mild climate allows growth of flowers such as: leander, rose, carnation and chrysanthemum, making the valley look like a "flower garden".
The Municipality of Star Dojran extends around the lake and it is on the border with Republic of Greece. The local government office is in Star (Old) Dojran, which is tourists center of the Region of Dojran. Economic center of the Municipality is in the Nov (New) Dojran.
On the area of the Municipality exists the cross-border passage "Star Dojran" which to all region means the gate to Europe and to the hole world.

As is mentioned above the tourists center of the Region of Dojran is Star (Old) Dojran.
The openness of the valley of Dojran toward south allows reign of Mediterranean climate characterized by hot and dry summers, and mild and wet winters. From the half of May to half of October the temperature of the air is above 20? C, and the temperature of the water is above 18? C. That is particularly important from the point of view of the tourist season duration. The warm water on an average of 27 during summer season gives the lake characteristic of a tropical lake suitable for bathing during the hole day.
Star Dojran and Nov Dojran have the following tourists capacities: 
- more than 800 holiday homes;
- 150 efficiency apartments in two different residential buildings ;
-more than 40 laborers rest homes with the capacity of around 2000 beds;
- 2 car camps with the total capacity of 5000 camp units;
- 4 commercial hotels with large balconies;
- one motel with wide balcony, swimming pool, sauna, gym and football pitches;
- rest homes for children with the capacity of 700 beds.
- there are around 20 individually owned service shops (restaurants, pizza places and summer bars), more than 30 trading shops, 3 supermarkets which exist to satisfy visitors needs.
In general the number of the weekend houses, the build tourists restaurants capacity and the whole infrastructure invested in Dojran is 1,2 billions DM (0,6 billions €).
In the Municipality building in Star Dojran is located the Museum which have a large collection of flora and fauna from the Dojran lake.
Dojran is also famous with the curative water (for skin diseases) and air (for pulmonary diseases). That and its natural beauties make it gathering place not only for population from the region but from the hole state. That are some of the reasons that make the lake important for our country.