Millennium Cross
The Millennium Cross is a 66-metre tall cross situated on the top of Vodno Mountain in North Macedonia above the capital city of Skopje. Built in 2002, it is one of the tallest crosses worldwide.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”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Krstovar and Dare Dzambaz Mountain Lodge.
Dare Dzambaz Mountain Lodge
Mountain hut
Photo: Brest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dare Dzambaz Mountain Lodge is a mountain hut.
St. Pantaleon
Church
Photo: Dominik.Tefert, Public domain.
The Church of Saint Panteleimon in Gorno Nerezi, North Macedonia, is a small 12th-century Byzantine church located in a monastery complex. Built in 1164, is dedicated to the patron saint of physicians, St. St. Pantaleon is situated 2 km northwest of Millennium Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sopiste and Čiflik.
Sopiste
Village
Čiflik
Village
Čiflik is a village in the municipality of Sopište, North Macedonia. Čiflik is situated 4 km southwest of Millennium Cross.
Kisela Voda
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kisela Voda is a suburb of the City of Skopje in the municipality of Kisela Voda, North Macedonia. Kisela Voda is situated 4 km east of Millennium Cross.
Millennium Cross
- Categories: cross, monument, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Karpoš, Skopje, Povardarie, North Macedonia, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.96502° or 41° 57′ 54″ northLongitude
21.39442° or 21° 23′ 40″ eastElevation
1,048 metres (3,438 feet)Height
66 metres (217 feet)Open location code
8GH3X98V+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 229939246OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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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”
- 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”
- 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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