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Our Lady of the Rocks

Our Lady of the Rocks is one of the two islets off the coast of in the , . It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: island

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint George and St. Nicholas Church.

Islet
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
Sveti Đorđe Island is one of the two islets off the coast of in the , . Unlike Gospa od Škrpjela, it is a natural island. A small action took place during the Siege of Cattaro on 14 October 1813 when the French-held island was captured by a British and naval force. is situated 200 metres southeast of Our Lady of the Rocks.

Church
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is situated 1 km east of Our Lady of the Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Perast and Ðurići.

Photo: Gertjan R., CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small city in . This is a small quiet town with a population of less than 400 where you can escape Montenegro's busier seaside resorts such as and and enjoy a couple of leisurely hours strolling through the streets, and visit a few museums and churches.

Village
Photo: Jan Starec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the municipality of , . The settlement includes the village of Kamenari and is located along the coast of the Verige Strait.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of , . It is located north of Tivat, and just south of the Verige crossing.

Our Lady of the Rocks

Latitude
42.4867° or 42° 29′ 12″ north
Longitude
18.68873° or 18° 41′ 19″ east
Inception
1630
Open location code
8FJWFMPQ+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 176180433
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1538617
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Our Lady of the Rocks” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة سيدة الصخور”
  • Catalan: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Cebuano: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Chinese: “聖母岩”
  • Croatian: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Czech: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Dutch: “Gospa od Skrpjela”
  • Dutch: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Dutch: “Onze vrouwe van de Rotsen”
  • Dutch: “Onze Vrouwe van de Rotsen”
  • Estonian: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • French: “Église Notre-Dame-des-rochers”
  • French: “Gospa od Skrpjela”
  • French: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • French: “Îlot Notre-Dame-du-Rocher”
  • French: “Notre-Dame-des-Rochers”
  • French: “Our Lady of the Rocks”
  • German: “Gospa od Skrpjela”
  • German: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • German: “Maria vom Felsen”
  • German: “Muttergottes von Škrpjela”
  • Greek: “Η Παναγία των Βράχων”
  • Greek: “Παναγία των Βράχων”
  • Italian: “Madonna dello Scalpello”
  • Italian: “Madonna dello Scarpello”
  • Japanese: “岩礁の聖母島”
  • Japanese: “岩礁の聖母教会”
  • Korean: “바위의 성모”
  • Lithuanian: “Gospa od Škrpela”
  • Lithuanian: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gospa od Sjkrpjela”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gospa od Skrpjela”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Госпа од шкрпјела”
  • Polish: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Portuguese: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Portuguese: “Nossa Senhora das Rochas”
  • Russian: “Госпа од Шкрпела”
  • Russian: “Госпа-од-Шкрпьела”
  • Russian: “Остров Госпа од Шкрпела”
  • Serbian: “Госпа од Шкрпјела”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Slovenian: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Spanish: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Nuestra Senora de las Rocas”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Nuestra Señora de las Rocas”
  • Spanish: “Nuestra Senora de las Rocas”
  • Spanish: “Nuestra Señora de las Rocas”
  • Swedish: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Ukrainian: “Богородиця на Скелі”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Gospa od Škrpjela”
  • Western Frisian: “Gospa od Škrpjela”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Island Our Lady of the Rocks and Our Lady of the Rocks.

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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 “Our Lady of the Rocks”. Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.