Pokajnica Monastery
The Pokajnica Monastery is a monastery complex in Velika Plana, Serbia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: monastery complex in Velika Plana, Serbia
- Also known as: “Pokajnica”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crkva Sv. Vartolomeja i Varnave (Velika Plana) and Radovanje Grove.
Crkva Sv. Vartolomeja i Varnave (Velika Plana)
Church
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Crkva Sv. Vartolomeja i Varnave (Velika Plana) is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Pokajnica Monastery.
Radovanje Grove
Memorial
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Radovanje Grove is an oak forest located near Radovanje, Serbia. It is a natural memorial monument that covers 46 hectares. It was first marked during the reign of Serbian Prince Alexander Karađorđević, and a memorial church dedicated to Karađorđe was built in 1936. Radovanje Grove is situated 3 km southwest of Pokajnica Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Velika Plana and Staro Selo.
Velika Plana
Town
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Velika Plana is a town and municipality located in the Podunavlje District of Serbia. As of 2022, the town has 14,609 inhabitants, while the municipality has 35,451. Velika Plana lies on the left bank of Velika Morava. Velika Plana is situated 2½ km northeast of Pokajnica Monastery.
Staro Selo
Village
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Staro Selo, formerly Adžibegovac is a small town in the municipality of Velika Plana, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 3022 people. The village is the birth place of revolutionary Stojko Krivokuća. Staro Selo is situated 4 km southeast of Pokajnica Monastery.
Radovanje
Village
Radovanje is a village in the municipality of Velika Plana, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 689 people. Radovanjski Lug was the site of the assassination of Karađorđe Petrović, leader of the First Serbian Uprising, in 1817. Radovanje is situated 4½ km southwest of Pokajnica Monastery.
Pokajnica Monastery
- Category: wooden church
- Location: Opština Velika Plana, Podunavlje District, Central Serbia, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Serbian—“Pokajnica Monastery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير بكاجنيتسا”
- Dutch: “Manastir Pokajnica”
- French: “Monastère de la Contrition à Staro Selo”
- French: “monastère de la Contrition”
- French: “Monastère de Pokajnica”
- Macedonian: “Манастир Покајница”
- Russian: “Монастырь Покайница”
- Russian: “Покайница”
- Serbian: “Manastir Pokajnica”
- Serbian: “Манастир Покајница”
- Serbian: “Црква-брвнара Покајница”
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