Rila Monastery
The Monastery of Saint John of Rila, also known as Rila Monastery ("Sveti Ivan Rilski", is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria.
- Locality with 20 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,150 metres (3,760 feet)
- Description: Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria
- Postal code: 2643
- Also known as“Monastery of Saint John of Rila”“Rilo Monastery”“Rilski manastir”“Rilski-Monastir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urdini Lakes and Pastra.
Rila Monastery
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Latitude
42.13318° or 42° 7′ 59″ north
Longitude
23.34063° or 23° 20′ 26″ east
Open location code
8GJ548MR+77
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Rila Monastery” goes by many names.
RilakloosterAfrikaans
دير ريلاArabic
Ռիլայի վանական համալիրArmenian
Rilako monasterioaBasque
Рыльскі манастырBelarusian
Manastir Sveti Ivan RilskiBulgarian
Rilski ManastirBulgarian
Манастир „Свети Йоан Рилски“Bulgarian
Рилски манастирBulgarian
Рилски манастир „Свети Йоан Рилски“Bulgarian
ရီလာ ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်းBurmese
Monestir de RilaCatalan
Monestir de sant Joan de RilaCatalan
里拉修道院Chinese
Manastir RilaCroatian
Rilski manastirCroatian
Samostan RilaCroatian
Rilský klášterCzech
Rilský monastýrCzech
Rila-klosteretDanish
RilaDutch
Rila-kloosterDutch
Rila-monaĥejoEsperanto
Rilan luostariFinnish
Mosteiro de RilaGalician
რილის მონასტერიGeorgian
Μοναστήρι της ΡίλαGreek
Μονή ΡίλαGreek
מנזר רילהHebrew
रीला मठHindi
Rilai kolostorHungarian
Biara RilaIndonesian
Monastero di RilaItalian
リラの僧院Japanese
リラ修道院Japanese
릴라 수도원Korean
Monasterium RilaLatin
Rilas klosterisLatvian
Rilos vienuolynasLithuanian
Рилски манастирMacedonian
Monasteru ta‘ RilaMaltese
Rila klosterNorwegian
Rila klosterNorwegian Bokmål
Рилæйы моладзандонOssetian
صومعه ریلاPersian
Monastyr RylskiPolish
Rilski MonastyrPolish
Rylski MonastyrPolish
Рилски манастирPolish
Mănăstirea RilaRomanian
Рильский монастырьRussian
Rilski manastirSerbian
Манастир РилаSerbian
Рилски манастирSerbian
Rilski manastirSerbo-Croatian
Rilský monastierSlovak
Rilski manastirSlovenian
Rilski samostanSlovenian
RilaklostretSwedish
Rila ManastırıTurkish
Рильський монастирUkrainian
Рілскі-МанастірUkrainian
Tu viện RilaVietnamese
Ռիլա վանքWestern Armenian
Jehannes fan RilaWestern Frisian
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