Planinica Monastery
The Planinica Monastery belongs to the Eparchy of Niš of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is located near the village of Planinica, Serbia, on the right bank of the Jerma River, west of Dimitrovgrad.- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
- Description: orthodox Monastery
- Also known as: “Monastery Planinica”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vetrena Dupka cave and Sukovo Monastery.
Sukovo Monastery
Sukovo Monastery is near the village of Sukovо, on the right bank of the Jerma River, 18 km east of Pirot, Serbia. It belongs to the Eparchy of Niš of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Sukovo Monastery is situated 3½ km north of Planinica Monastery.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Planinica and Banjski Dol.
Planinica
Hamlet
Planinica is a village in the municipality of Pirot, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 18 people.
Banjski Dol
Hamlet
Banjski Dol is a village in the municipality of Dimitrovgrad, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 19 people.
Gornja Držina
Hamlet
Gornja Držina is a village in the municipality of Pirot, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 29 people.
Planinica Monastery
- Category: religion
- Location: Opština Pirot, Pirot District, Central Serbia, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.00947° or 43° 0′ 34″ north
Longitude
22.67395° or 22° 40′ 26″ east
Open location code
8GM42M5F+QH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monastery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=serbian_orthodox
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Serbian—“Planinica Monastery” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Планинички манастир”
- Bulgarian: “Планинишки манастир”
- French: “monastère de Planinica”
- French: “Monastère de Planinica”
- Serbian: “Manastir Planinica”
- Serbian: “Манастир Планиница”
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Highlights include Кукла and Бањски врх.
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