Mileševa Monastery

The Mileševa Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near , in southwest . It was founded by King Stefan Vladislav I, in the years between 1234 and 1236.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
  • Description: monastery near Prijepolje
  • Also known as: “Manastir Mileseva” and “Mileševa monastery”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mileševac Fortress.

Castle
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is a medieval fortification located in southwestern , 7 km east from the present day town of . It is situated on a steep rock overlooking River, the Mileševa monastery and the settlement underneath it. is situated 2 km southeast of Mileševa Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milesevo and Sedobro.

Village
Mileševo is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 121 people.

Village
is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 322 people.

Village
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is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 285 people. During World War II, the village was known to be a stronghold for Sandzak Muslim militia members, serving under the commander Sulejman Pačariz.

Mileševa Monastery

Latitude
43.37183° or 43° 22′ 19″ north
Longitude
19.70947° or 19° 42′ 34″ east
Open location code
8FMX9PC5+PQ
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q1266152
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Mileševa Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير ميليسيفا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mileşeva monastırı”
  • Bulgarian: “Милешева”
  • Bulgarian: “Милешево”
  • Bulgarian: “Милешевски манастир”
  • Chinese: “米列捨瓦修道院”
  • Chinese: “米列舍瓦修道院”
  • Chinese: “米列賽瓦修道院”
  • Chinese: “米勒雪瓦修道院”
  • Croatian: “Manastir Mileševa”
  • Dutch: “Klooster Mileseva”
  • Dutch: “Klooster Mileševa”
  • French: “Mileševa”
  • French: “Monastere de Mileseva”
  • French: “Monastère de Mileseva”
  • French: “monastère de Mileševa”
  • French: “Monastère de Mileševa”
  • Georgian: “მილეშევის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kloster Mileševa”
  • Greek: “Μιλέσεβα”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι της Μιλέσεβα”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Mileševa”
  • Japanese: “ミレシェヴァ修道院”
  • Macedonian: “Манастир Милешева”
  • Polish: “Monaster Mileševa”
  • Romanian: “mănăstirea Mileševa”
  • Russian: “монастырь Милешева”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Милешева”
  • Serbian: “Manastir Mileševa”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Милешева”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Милешево”
  • Serbian: “Милешева”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Manastir Mileševa”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mileševa”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Mileševa”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Mileševa”
  • Turkish: “Mileševa Manastırı”

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