Zemen Monastery
The Zemen Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery located one kilometre away from the town of Zemen, Pernik Province in western Bulgaria. The monastery was established in the 11th century.Photo: Si1965go, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zemen and Peshtera.
Zemen
Town
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Zemen is a town in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. Located near the Pchelina Reservoir on the banks of the Struma River, it is the administrative centre of Zemen Municipality.
Peshtera
Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peshtera is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Zemen Monastery.
Zhablyano
Village
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Zhablyano is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Zemen Monastery.
Zemen Monastery
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Земенски манастир Св. Йоан Богослов”
- Categories: human settlement, museum, tourism, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Zemen, Pernik, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.46755° or 42° 28′ 3″ northLongitude
22.73868° or 22° 44′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8GJ4FP9Q+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 343896932OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesWikidata ID
Q2024338
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Zemen Monastery” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Земенскі манастыр”
- Bulgarian: “Земенски манастир”
- Bulgarian: “Земенския манастир”
- Dutch: “Zemen Monastery”
- French: “monastère de Zemen”
- French: “Monastère de Zemen”
- German: “Kloster Semen”
- Polish: “Monaster św. Jana Teologa w Zemenie”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Zemen”
- Russian: “Земенский монастырь”
- Serbian: “Земенски манастир”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Zemen”
- Ukrainian: “Земенський монастир”
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Highlights include Св. Йоан Богослов and St. John the Apostle.
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