Church of Zvërnec Monastery

The St. Mary’s Monastery is an Orthodox monastery located on the , in the near the village of within the municipality of . It houses a church dedicated to the Dormition of Mary Theotókos.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: historic site in Vlorë County , Albania
  • Also known as: “Kisha e Manastirit të Zvernecit” and “St. Mary’s Monastery, Zvërnec”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zvërnec Island.

Islet
Photo: Flladina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an island within the in southern . The island is nearly all covered with tall pine trees and is just east of a much smaller island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nartë and Cerkovinë.

Village
Photo: Melaneas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community in . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . It is situated northwest of the city of . is situated 5 km southeast of Church of Zvërnec Monastery.

Village
Photo: Dbrakaj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , part of the former municipality, in the . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 9 km northeast of Church of Zvërnec Monastery.

Church of Zvërnec Monastery

Latitude
40.5174° or 40° 31′ 3″ north
Longitude
19.40236° or 19° 24′ 9″ east
Open location code
8FGXGC82+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 197101787
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q16363616
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Swedish—“Church of Zvërnec Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Manastiri i Zvërnecit”
  • Czech: “Zvernec”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير القديسه مريم”
  • Galician: “Mosteiro de Zvërnec”
  • German: “Marienkloster Zvërnec”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου (Σβέρνιτσα)”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου”
  • Hungarian: “Szűz Mária-templom”
  • Italian: “monastero di Zvërnec”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Zvërnec”
  • Macedonian: “Манастир „Света Богородица“ - Звернец”
  • Swedish: “Sankta Maria kloster, Zvërnec”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Manastiri i Shën Marisë të Zvërnecit and Ishulli Dajlanit.

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