Central Serbia
Raška District
Novi Pazar

Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Ras

The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, commonly known as Church of St Peter or simply Peter's Church is a Serbian Orthodox church, the oldest intact church in Serbia and one of the oldest ones in the region, situated on a hill of , the medieval capital of the Serbian Grand Principality, in , .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Novi Pazar, Serbia
  • Also known as: “Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul”, “Crkva Svetih apostola Petra i Pavla”, and “Petrova Crkva”
Photo: Obra Obra, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sabil and The Tracts of Saint George.

Fountain
Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0.
A or sebil is a small kiosk in the Islamic architectural tradition where water is freely dispensed to members of the public by an attendant behind a grilled window. is situated 2½ km south of Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Ras.

Monastery
Photo: Lordlazar98, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of medieval and today's city of , in the Raška region of . is situated 2½ km west of Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Ras.

Stadium
is a football in , and the home of FK Novi Pazar. The stadium currently has a seating capacity of 10,000 people. is situated 3 km south of Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Ras.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Postenje and Banja.

Village
is a village situated in municipality in .

Village
Novopazarska is a spa-village situated in municipality in .

Village
is a village situated in municipality in .

Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Ras

Latitude
43.16139° or 43° 9′ 41″ north
Longitude
20.52765° or 20° 31′ 40″ east
Elevation
489 metres (1,604 feet)
Open location code
8GM25G6H+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 223819768
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historic=­church
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­serbian_orthodox
Geo­Names ID
787075
Wiki­data ID
Q1559411
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Ras” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святых Апосталаў Пятра і Паўла”
  • Bulgarian: “Петрова църква”
  • Bulgarian: “Св. св. Петър и Павел”
  • Dutch: “Crkva Svetih apostola Petra i Pavla u Rasu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بطرس وبولس”
  • French: “église Saint-Pierre de Ras”
  • French: “Église Saint-Pierre de Ras”
  • French: “Petrova crkva”
  • German: “Petrova crkva”
  • Japanese: “聖使徒ペタル・パヴレ教会”
  • Japanese: “聖使徒ペトル・パヴェル教会”
  • Polish: “cerkiew śś. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Rasie”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew śś. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Rasie”
  • Russian: “Петрова церковь”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святых Апостолов Петра и Павла”
  • Serbian: “Crkva Svetih apostola Petra i Pavla u Rasu”
  • Serbian: “Petrova crkva”
  • Serbian: “Петрова црква код Новог Пазара”
  • Serbian: “Петрова црква у Расу”
  • Serbian: “Петрова црква”
  • Serbian: “Свети Петар и Павле у Расу”
  • Serbian: “Црква светих апостола Петра и Павла у Расу”
  • Serbian: “Црква Светих апостола Петра и Павла у Расу”
  • Serbian: “Црква Светих апостола Петра и Павла”
  • Serbian: “Црква светих Петра и Павла у Расу”
  • Serbian: “Црква светог Петра у Расу”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva svetih apostola Petra i Pavla u Rasu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Petrova crkva u Rasu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Petrova crkva”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro (Ras)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro”
  • Turkish: “Kutsal Havariler Petrus ve Pavlus Kilisesi, Ras”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Ras”. Photo: Pavle Marjanovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.