Sokolski Monastery

The Sokolski Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery founded in 1833 and named after its founder Yosif Sokolski. It is located 15 km southwest of on the northern slopes of the in the and is close to the Sokolovo cave.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Gabrovo, Bulgaria

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex.

Museum
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The is an open-air museum near in northern . It is on the northern edge of the , between the park and the city of Gabrovo. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Sokolski Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boycheta and Charkovo.

Village
is a village in , in , in northern central .

Village
is a village in , in , in northern central .

Photo: Ivanatora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a protected national nature park in the central northern part of the near the towns of and .

Sokolski Monastery

Latitude
42.79731° or 42° 47′ 50″ north
Longitude
25.33853° or 25° 20′ 19″ east
Open location code
8GJ7Q8WQ+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 244607058
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1140771
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Sokolski Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սոկոլսկի վանք”
  • Bulgarian: “Соколовски манастир”
  • Bulgarian: “Соколски манастир”
  • German: “Kloster Gabrowo-Sokolski”
  • German: “Kloster Gabrowo”
  • German: “Kloster Sokolski”
  • German: “Sokolski Kloster”
  • German: “Sokolski-Kloster”
  • German: “Uspenie Bogoroditschno”
  • Greek: “Μονή Σοκόλσκι”
  • Macedonian: “Соколски манастир”
  • Russian: “Сокольский монастырь”
  • Serbian: “Соколски манастир”
  • Swedish: “Sokolskiklostret”
  • Ukrainian: “Сокольський монастир”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ‘Успение Богородично’ and Ethno village Etar.

Nearby Places

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