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.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: church building in Lushnjë municipality, Albania
- Also known as: “Manastiri Ardenices”, “Manastiri i Shen Mërisë (Ardenicë)”, and “Μονή Παναγίας Αρδεύουσας ή Αρδενίτσας”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Nicolas Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alnus trabeculosa and Muçaj.
Alnus trabeculosa
Village
Alnus trabeculosa is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Ardenica Monastery.
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″ north
Longitude
19.5927° or 19° 35′ 34″ east
Elevation
195 metres (640 feet)
Open location code
8FGXRH9V+C3
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historic=monastery
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denomination=orthodox
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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”
- Bulgarian: “Арденица”
- Dutch: “Ardenica Monastery”
- French: “monastère d’Ardenica”
- French: “Monastère d’Ardenica”
- German: “Kloster Ardenica”
- Greek: “Μονή Γεννήσεως της Θεοτόκου”
- 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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