Central Serbia
Raška District
Opština Kraljevo

Zica Monastery

The Žiča Monastery is an early 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery near , . The monastery, together with the Church of the Holy Dormition, was built by the first King of Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned and the first Head of the Serbian Church, Saint Sava.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Serbia
  • Also known as: “Manastir Zica” and “Žiča”
  • Address: Жича, 36221
Photo: Mister No, CC BY 3.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Šumarska škola Kraljevo.

School building
Photo: Lotom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a school building, which is situated 3 km north of Zica Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Žiča and Kovaci.

Village
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is a in the municipality of , .

Village
Kovači is an urban settlement situated in the city of in . Its population is 1,255, according to the 2011 Census in Serbia.

Village
Photo: Metodicar, Public domain.
is a village situated in municipality in . is situated 3 km west of Zica Monastery.

Zica Monastery

Latitude
43.69567° or 43° 41′ 44″ north
Longitude
20.64595° or 20° 38′ 45″ east
Open location code
8GM2MJWW+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1307010900
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­serbian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1283823
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Zica Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Jiça”
  • Bulgarian: “Жича”
  • Croatian: “Manastir Žiča”
  • Dutch: “Manastir Zjiča”
  • French: “Monastere de Zica”
  • French: “Monastere de Žiča”
  • French: “Monastère de Zica”
  • French: “monastère de Žiča”
  • French: “Monastère de Žiča”
  • Georgian: “ჟიჩის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kloster Žiča”
  • German: “Žiča”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι της Ζίτσας”
  • Greek: “Μονή Ζίτσα”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Žiča”
  • Macedonian: “Манастир Жича”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Žiča”
  • Polish: “Monaster Žiča”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Žiča”
  • Russian: “Жича”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Жича”
  • Serbian: “Manastir Žiča”
  • Serbian: “Жича”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Жича”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Manastir Žiča”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Žiča”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Žića”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Žiča”
  • Ukrainian: “Жича”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Манастир Жича and црква Вазнесења Христовог.

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