Cernica Monastery

Cernica Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located on the shore of Lake Cernica. Situated in , just outside , it is part of town. It is listed as a historic monument.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Romanian Orthodox
  • Description: heritage site in Ilfov County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Cernica monastery”
  • Address: Cernica, 077035

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Muzeul Mănăstirii Cernica and Saint Lazarus‘ church at Cernica monastery.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 200 metres north of Cernica Monastery.

Church
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is situated 170 metres southwest of Cernica Monastery.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 330 metres south of Cernica Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cernica and Pantelimon.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Cernica Monastery.

Town
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is a town in , , . The town — bordered to the west by the Romanian capital, — has an area of 69 km2. Its name is derived from the Greek saint Panteleimon. is situated 4½ km northwest of Cernica Monastery.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Cernica Monastery.

Cernica Monastery

Latitude
44.43387° or 44° 26′ 2″ north
Longitude
26.25699° or 26° 15′ 25″ east
Inception
1786
Open location code
8GP8C7M4+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 240611280
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­romanian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q18538864
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In Other Languages

From German to Slovenian—“Cernica Monastery” goes by many names.
  • German: “Cernica Kloster”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר צ’רניקה”
  • Hungarian: “Cernica kolostor”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cernica-klosteret”
  • Polish: “Monastyr Cernica”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Cernica”
  • Russian: “монастырь Черника”
  • Russian: “Черникский монастырь”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Cernica”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cernica Orthodox Monastery Museum Collection and Church of the Transfiguration and Saint George at Cernica monastery.

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