| Official Name: | Makresh |
| Native Name: | Макреш |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Provinces (Oblast) |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Makresh |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vidin |
| Population Total: | 472 |
| Population Footnotes: | http://grao.bg/tna/tab02.txt |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Elevation M: | 194 |
| Postal Code: | 3850 |
| Area Code: | 09339 |
| Coordinates: | 43.7667°N 62°W |
| Leader Name: | Ivan Valchev |
Makresh (Bulgarian: Макреш, in Bulgarian pronounced as /makrɛʃ/) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Makresh Municipality, which lies in the western part of Vidin Province, close to the Bulgarian-Serbian border. Makresh is situated 35 kilometres from the provincial capital Vidin, in the westernmost Danubian Plain, with the western reaches of the Balkan Mountains to its west.
See main article: Makresh Municipality.
Makresh municipality has an area of 229 square kilometres includes the following 7 places:
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Makresh municipality is mainly agricultural, growing wheat, barley, corn and rye. Sights in the area include the Rabisha Lake and the Rakovitsa Monastery dating to the 10th-11th century with the Holy Trinity Church.
Makresh Rocks off Robert Island, South Shetland Islands are named after Makresh.