Our Lady of the Rocks
Our Lady of the Rocks is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: island
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint George and St. Nicholas Church.
Saint George
Islet
Sveti Đorđe Island is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. 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 Sicilian naval force. Saint George is situated 200 metres southeast of Our Lady of the Rocks.
Smekja Palace
Hotel
Smekja Palace is a hotel, which is situated 710 metres east of Our Lady of the Rocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Perast and Kostanjica.
Perast
Perast is a small city in Montenegro. This is a small quiet town with a population of less than 400 where you can escape Montenegro's busier seaside resorts such as Kotor bay and Budva and enjoy a couple of leisurely hours strolling through the streets, and visit a few museums and churches.Ðurići
Village
Ðurići is a village in the municipality of Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The settlement includes the village of Kamenari and is located along the coast of the Verige Strait.
Our Lady of the Rocks
- Categories: island, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Montenegro, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
Wikidata ID
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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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