Gornjak
The Gornjak Monastery, known until the end of the 18th century as Ždrelo, is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of the city of Petrovac, Serbia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
- Description: monestary in Petrovac na Mlavi, Serbia
- Also known as: “Gornjak Monastery”
- Address: Горњачка 74
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ježevac.
Ježevac
Peak
Ježevac is a mountain in eastern Serbia, near the town of Petrovac na Mlavi. Its highest peak has an elevation of 675 meters above sea level. Ježevac sharply rises over the southern edge of Mlava river gorge, entering the Homolje region.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breznica and Ždrelo.
Breznica
Village
Breznica is a village in the municipality of Žagubica, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 211 people. Breznica is situated 2½ km northeast of Gornjak.
Ždrelo
Village
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Ždrelo is a village situated in Petrovac na Mlavi municipality in Serbia. Ždrelo is situated 4½ km northwest of Gornjak.
Krepoljin
Village
Photo: Фото, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Krepoljin is a village in the municipality of Žagubica, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1696 people. Krepoljin is situated 4½ km east of Gornjak.
Gornjak
- Categories: church, building, and religion
- Location: Opština Žagubica, Branicevo District, Central Serbia, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.26577° or 44° 15′ 57″ northLongitude
21.54382° or 21° 32′ 38″ eastElevation
188 metres (617 feet)Open location code
8GP37G8V+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 342473841OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=serbian_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From French to Serbian—“Gornjak” goes by many names.
- French: “Monastere de Gornjak”
- French: “monastère de Gornjak”
- French: “Monastère de gornjak”
- French: “Monastère de Gornjak”
- French: “Monastère De Gornjak”
- Japanese: “ゴルニャク修道院”
- Serbian: “Gornjak”
- Serbian: “Manastir Gornjak”
- Serbian: “Горњак”
- Serbian: “Манастир Горњак код Крепољина”
- Serbian: “Манастир Горњак”
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