Rozhen Monastery

The Rozhen Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God is the biggest monastery in the in southwestern , nestled in the Melnik Earth Pyramids.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Rozhen Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God” and “Роженски манастир ‘Рождество Богородично’”
  • Address: Рожен, 2820

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kordopulov House and Melnik History Museum.

Museum
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The is a large late Ottoman style house in the southwestern town of . It was built in 1754 specifically for wine production and was bought by the Greek merchant Manolis Kordopoulos. is situated 2½ km west of Rozhen Monastery.

Museum
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is situated 2½ km west of Rozhen Monastery.

Community center
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is a community center, which is situated 3 km west of Rozhen Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rozhen and Lyubovishte.

Village
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, Bulgaria is a village in the municipality of , in , . It is situated at the south-western foothills of the Pirin mountain range and is nestled within the Melnik Earth Pyramids.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of , in , .

Hamlet
Photo: Кочев, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the municipality of , in , . It is situated at the south-western foothills of the Pirin mountain range and is nestled within the Melnik Earth Pyramids.

Rozhen Monastery

Latitude
41.53053° or 41° 31′ 50″ north
Longitude
23.42644° or 23° 25′ 35″ east
Open location code
8GH5GCJG+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 254467256
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q983725
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Rozhen Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռոժենի վանք”
  • Bulgarian: “Роженски манастир „Рождество Богородично“”
  • Bulgarian: “Роженски манастир”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Rojen”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Rozhen”
  • Czech: “Pravoslavný klášter na jihu Bulharska”
  • Czech: “Roženský klášter”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير روزين”
  • French: “monastère de Rojen”
  • French: “Monastère de Rojen”
  • German: “Kloster Roschen”
  • Greek: “Μονή Ροζινού”
  • Hungarian: “Rozsen kolostor”
  • Latvian: “Roženas klosteris”
  • Lithuanian: “Roženo vienuolynas”
  • Macedonian: “Роженски манастир”
  • Persian: “صومعه روژن”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Rożeński”
  • Polish: “Monaster Rożeński”
  • Polish: “Monastyr Rożeński”
  • Russian: “Рождественский монастырь”
  • Russian: “Роженский монастырь”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Rozhen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Храм ‘Св.Св.Кирил и Методий’ and Melnik Pyramids Viewpoint.

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