Sphynx
Sphynx is a monument in Opština Aranđelovac, Šumadija District, Central Serbia. Sphynx is situated nearby to the marketplace Zelena Pijaca, as well as near the town hall City Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Aranđelovac and Risovača Cave.
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Aranđelovac
Church
Photo: Ванилица, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is a Serbian Orthodox church building located in Aranđelovac, central Serbia. The church is dedicated to the Apostles Peter and Paul. It belongs to the Eparchy of Šumadija. Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Aranđelovac is situated 720 metres northeast of Sphynx.
Risovača Cave
Cave
Photo: Gmihail, CC BY-SA 3.0 rs.
Risovača Cave, is situated at the very entrance of the town of Aranđelovac in central Serbia around 17 m above the Kubršnica river valley. It is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Paleolithic in Serbia besides the Gradac Cave near Kragujevac. Risovača Cave is situated 2 km east of Sphynx.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aranđelovac and Vrbica.
Aranđelovac
Town
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Aranđelovac is a town and a municipality located in the Šumadija District of central Serbia. As of 2022, the municipality has a population of 41,297 inhabitants, while the town has 22,881 inhabitants.
Vrbica
Village
Vrbica is a village in the municipality of Aranđelovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 3,536.
Orašac
Village
Orašac is a village in the municipality of Aranđelovac in central Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1462 people. It is best known as the starting point of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804, as the site of the Orašac Assembly. Orašac is situated 3½ km northeast of Sphynx.
Sphynx
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Opština Aranđelovac, Šumadija District, Central Serbia, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.3081° or 44° 18′ 29″ northLongitude
20.55591° or 20° 33′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8GP28H54+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 5098950515OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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In Other Languages
“Sphynx” goes by many names.
- Serbian: “Sfinga”
- Serbian: “Сфинга”
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Highlights include Zelena Pijaca and City Hall.
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