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Ružica Church

Ružica Church is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the , in , the capital of . The original church was built in the early 15th century.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
  • Description: church
  • Also known as: “Crkva Ruzica” and “Ruzica Church”
  • Address: Калемегдан доњи град 1

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Belgrade Fortress and Chapel of Saint Petka in Belgrade.

Castle
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The , consists of the old citadel and on the confluence of the and rivers, in an urban area of modern , . is situated 240 metres southwest of Ružica Church.

Church
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The Chapel of Saint Petka in is a , erected over a sacred spring, and dedicated to Saint Petka. It is located at a way connecting the upper and the lower city of the , in proximity of the Ružica Church, with the spring being in the very altar of the chapel.

City gate
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is one of the gates in the complex of , historical core of Belgrade, the capital of . It was built at a time when fortifications were transitioning from cold weapons to artillery, and when first cannons were introduced in the defense.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorćol and Kosančićev venac.

Neighborhood
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is an affluent urban neighborhood of , the capital of . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of . Located along the right bank of the , is the oldest surviving neighborhood in Belgrade.

Locality
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is an urban neighborhood of , the capital of . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of . It has been described as the most valuable and most representative veduta of Belgrade.

Suburb
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Belgrade is the capital of the Republic of . It stands at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers, where the rolling Pannonian Plain fetches up against the rugged Balkan peninsula, and in 2022 had a population of 1.2 million, about a fifth of Serbia's total.

Ružica Church

Latitude
44.82549° or 44° 49′ 32″ north
Longitude
20.45128° or 20° 27′ 5″ east
Elevation
96 metres (315 feet)
Inception
1869
Open location code
8GP2RFG2+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89572129
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­serbian_orthodox
Geo­Names ID
11993221
Wiki­data ID
Q383098
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Serbo-Croatian—“Ružica Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռուժիցա (եկեղեցի)”
  • Armenian: “Ռուժիցա”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Ружыца”
  • Bulgarian: “Ружица”
  • Dutch: “Rozenkerk”
  • French: “église Ružica”
  • French: “Église Ružica”
  • German: “Rosenkirche”
  • Italian: “chiesa Ružica”
  • Italian: “Chiesa Ružica”
  • Lithuanian: “Ružica (cerkvė)”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Ружица”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Ružica din Belgrad”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Ružica”
  • Russian: “Ружица”
  • Russian: “Церковь Ружица”
  • Serbian: “Crkva Ružica”
  • Serbian: “Црква Ружица”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bogorodična crkva Ružica”

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