Church of St. Peter and Paul
The Church of St. Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic church with a monastery in Mostar. It is located along the river Radobolja, at the foot of Hum Hill. The church is run by the Franciscans.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also known as: “Church of St. Peter and Paul, Mostar” and “Sveti Petar i Pavao”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stari Most and Karađoz Bey Mosque.
Stari Most
Photo: Ramirez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old Bridge, also known as the Mostar Bridge, is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city, which is named after the bridge keepers who guarded the Old Bridge during the Ottoman era. Stari Most is situated 500 metres east of Church of St. Peter and Paul.
Karađoz Bey Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Antidiskriminator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Karađoz Bey Mosque is a Sunni mosque, located in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Completed in 965 AH during the Ottoman era, the mosque was destroyed in the early 1990s during the Bosnian War, and rebuilt in 2004. Karađoz Bey Mosque is situated 550 metres northeast of Church of St. Peter and Paul.
Kriva Ćuprija
Bridge
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Kriva Ćuprija is a small stone bridge across the Radobolja river in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bridge is oldest one arch bridge in Mostar, built in 1558 during the Ottoman rule. Kriva Ćuprija is situated 360 metres east of Church of St. Peter and Paul.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mostar and Rodoč.
Mostar
Photo: Ramirez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mostar is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Much of the city has been rebuilt and visitors might be surprised to see that this formerly war-torn city is a lively and beautiful destination once again, particularly the area within and around the old town.
Rodoč
Village
Rodoč is a populated settlement in the Mostar municipality, just south of the city of Mostar, making it a suburb. It is 5 km from Mostar, 139 km from Sarajevo, 139 km from Dubrovnik and 157 km from Split. Rodoč is situated 3 km south of Church of St. Peter and Paul.
Vihovići
Village
Vihovići is a suburban neighborhood of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Vihovići is situated 3 km north of Church of St. Peter and Paul.
Church of St. Peter and Paul
- Categories: monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.33779° or 43° 20′ 16″ northLongitude
17.80897° or 17° 48′ 32″ eastInception
2000Open location code
8FMV8RQ5+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 254389544OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q65152528
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Polish—“Church of St. Peter and Paul” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Franjevačka crkva i samostan sv. Petra i Pavla u Mostaru”
- German: “Franziskanerkirche St. Peter und Paul”
- German: “Franziskanerkirche und Kloster St. Peter und Paul in Mostar”
- German: “Peter-und-Paul-Kirche”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית הקדושים פיטר ופול”
- Hungarian: “Szent Péter és Pál-templom (Mostar)”
- Hungarian: “Szent Péter és Pál-templom”
- Polish: “Kościół i klasztor Franciszkanów w Mostarze”
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