Millennium Cross

The Millennium Cross is a 66-metre tall cross situated on the top of Mountain in above the capital city of . Built in 2002, it is one of the tallest crosses worldwide.
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Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cross in Skopje, Macedonia
  • Also known as: “Krst Vodno”, “Mileniumski Krst”, “Skopje Millenium Cross”, and “Крст Водно”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Krstovar and Dare Dzambaz Mountain Lodge.

Peak
Photo: Visem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Mountain hut
Photo: Brest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain hut.

Church
Photo: Dominik.Tefert, Public domain.
The Church of Saint Panteleimon in , , is a small 12th-century Byzantine church located in a monastery complex. Built in 1164, is dedicated to the patron saint of physicians, St. is situated 2 km northwest of Millennium Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sopiste and Čiflik.

Village
Photo: Македонец, CC BY 3.0.
Sopište is a in and the seat of the municipality of , . is situated 3 km southeast of Millennium Cross.

Village
is a in the municipality of , . is situated 4 km southwest of Millennium Cross.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a suburb of the in the municipality of , . is situated 4 km east of Millennium Cross.

Millennium Cross

Latitude
41.96502° or 41° 57′ 54″ north
Longitude
21.39442° or 21° 23′ 40″ east
Elevation
1,048 metres (3,438 feet)
Height
66 metres (217 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8GH3X98V+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 229939246
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­cross
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11820588
Wiki­data ID
Q1890632
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Satellite Map

Discover Millennium Cross from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Millennium Cross” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صليب الألفية”
  • Armenian: “Հազարամյակի խաչ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Minilliyin Xaçı”
  • Bulgarian: “Милениумски кръст”
  • Chinese: “千禧十字”
  • Dutch: “Millennium Cross”
  • Finnish: “Millennium Cross”
  • Finnish: “Millennium-risti”
  • French: “Croix du Millénaire”
  • German: “Milleniumskreuz”
  • German: “Millenniums-Kreuz Skopje”
  • German: “MillenniumsCross”
  • German: “Millenniumskreuz Skopje”
  • German: “Millenniumskreuz”
  • Greek: “Σταυρός της Χιλιετίας”
  • Hebrew: “צלב המילניום”
  • Hungarian: “Millenniumi kereszt”
  • Italian: “Croce del millennio”
  • Italian: “Croce del Millennio”
  • Korean: “밀레니엄 크로스”
  • Macedonian: “Милениумски крст”
  • Polish: “Krzyż Milenijny w Skopje”
  • Polish: “Krzyż Milenijny w Skopju”
  • Polish: “Krzyż milenijny”
  • Polish: “Krzyż Milenijny”
  • Portuguese: “Cruz do Milénio”
  • Portuguese: “Millennium Cross”
  • Russian: “Крест Тысячелетия”
  • Serbian: “Milenijumski krst”
  • Serbian: “Миленијумски крст”
  • Slovenian: “Milenijski križ”
  • Spanish: “Cruz del Milenio”
  • Turkish: “Milenyum Haçı”
  • Ukrainian: “Міленіумський хрест”

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