Ardenica Monastery
The Monastery of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Ardenica or simply Ardenica Monastery is an Albanian Orthodox monastery, located 18 kilometers south of Lushnjë, Albania, along the national road that links Lushnjë to Fier.Photo: ShkelzenRexha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: church building in Lushnjë municipality, Albania
- Also known as: “Manastiri Ardenices”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Nicolas Church.
Saint Nicolas Church
Church
Photo: ErtonKashta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Nicolas Church is situated 3½ km northwest of Ardenica Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muçaj and Fier-Seman.
Muçaj
Village
Muçaj is a village in Fier County, Albania. It was part of the former municipality Dërmenas. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Fier. Muçaj is situated 7 km southwest of Ardenica Monastery.
Fier-Seman
Village
Fier-Seman is a small village in the Fier County, western Albania. It is part of the former municipality Gradishtë. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Divjakë. Fier-Seman is situated 7 km north of Ardenica Monastery.
Ardenica Monastery
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, monastery, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kolonje, Lushnja, Fier County, Coastal Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.81852° or 40° 49′ 7″ northLongitude
19.5927° or 19° 35′ 34″ eastElevation
195 metres (640 feet)Open location code
8FGXRH9V+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2321984863OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxGeoNames ID
12038188Wikidata ID
Q1474989
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Ardenica Monastery” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Manastiri Ardenicës”
- Albanian: “Manastiri i Ardenices”
- Albanian: “Manastiri i Ardenicës”
- Albanian: “Manastiri i Shen Mërisë (Ardenicë)”
- Bulgarian: “Арденица”
- Dutch: “Ardenica Monastery”
- French: “monastère d’Ardenica”
- French: “Monastère d’Ardenica”
- German: “Ardenica”
- German: “Kloster Ardenica”
- Greek: “Μονή Γεννήσεως της Θεοτόκου”
- Greek: “Μονή Παναγίας Αρδεύουσας ή Αρδενίτσας”
- Hungarian: “ardenicai kolostor”
- Italian: “Monastero di Ardenica”
- Italian: “monastero di Ardenices”
- Macedonian: “Манастир Арденица”
- Polish: “Klasztor w Ardenicy”
- Romanian: “Mănăstirea Ardenica”
- Russian: “Монастырь Арденица”
- Serbian: “Манастир Арденица”
- Swedish: “Ardenica”
- Swedish: “Ardenicaklostret”
- Turkish: “Ardenica Manastırı”
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Nearby Places
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