Monastery of Shishevo
St. Nicholas Šiševski Monastery is a Macedonian Orthodox Christian medieval monastery located near the village of Šiševo, high above the cliffs overlooking the canyon of the Treska River in North Macedonia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monastery
- Description: monastery
- Also known as: “Šiševo Monastery” and “St. Nicholas Šiševski Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of Matka and Holy Salvation.
Monastery of Matka
Monastery
Photo: Raso mk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monastery of Matka is situated 1¼ km northwest of Monastery of Shishevo.
Holy Salvation
Church
Holy Salvation is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Monastery of Shishevo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matka Canyon and Barovo.
Matka Canyon
Matka Canyon is a canyon located west of central Skopje, North Macedonia. Aside from being a major attraction for its stunning nature, it is also noted for the numerous important medieval churches and monasteries that are located in and around it.
Barovo
Village
Barovo is a village in the municipality of Sopište, North Macedonia. Barovo is situated 3½ km east of Monastery of Shishevo.
Saraj
Suburb
Photo: Raso mk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saraj is a village in Skopje, within North Macedonia. It is the seat of Saraj Municipality. Saraj is situated 6 km north of Monastery of Shishevo.
Monastery of Shishevo
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and religion
- Location: Skopje, Povardarie, North Macedonia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.95182° or 41° 57′ 7″ northLongitude
21.30422° or 21° 18′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8GH3X823+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1330252489OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q94753
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Serbian—“Monastery of Shishevo” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Свети Никола Шишевски”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Никола”
- Bulgarian: “Шишевски манастир”
- French: “monastère Saint-Nicolas de Chichevo”
- French: “Monastère Saint-Nicolas de Šiševo”
- Macedonian: “Шишевски манастир”
- Serbian: “Шишевски манастир”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Nicholas and Boat Trip Kenan.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monastery of Shishevo”. Photo: Македонец, CC BY 3.0.