Solovetsky Monastery

The Solovetsky Monastery is a fortified monastery located on the in the in northern Russia. It was one of the largest Christian citadels in northern Russia before it was converted into a Soviet prison and labor camp in 1926 to 1939, and served as a prototype for the camps of the Gulag system.
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  • Russian Orthodox monastery
  • Address: Соловецкий, Соловецкое сельское поселение, Приморский муниципальный район, 164070
  • Established: 1420–1439

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Solovki Airport and Jesus (Filippovskaya) pustin.
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is an airport in on the .
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is a historic building, which is situated 2 km east of Solovetsky Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Solovetsky and Saint Sergius Skete.
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is a rural locality and the administrative…
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is a locality, which is situated 9 km east of Solovetsky Monastery.

Solovetsky Monastery

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Latitude
65.02472° or 65° 1′ 29″ north
Longitude
35.71029° or 35° 42′ 37″ east
Open location code
9GQQ2PF6+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38704042
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1140434

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Solovetsky Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Solowjetski-klooster”
  • Armenian: “Սոլովեցի մենաստան”
  • Belarusian: “Салавецкі манастыр”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Solovetsky”
  • Chinese: “索洛維茨基修道院”
  • Chinese: “索洛韋茨基修道院”
  • Chinese: “索羅維斯基修道院”
  • Czech: “Solovecký monastýr”
  • Danish: “Solovetskij-klosteret”
  • Danish: “Solovkij-klosteret”
  • Dutch: “Solovetski klooster”
  • Dutch: “Solovetskiklooster”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Soloveckij”
  • Estonian: “Solovetsi klooster”
  • Finnish: “Solokka”
  • Finnish: “Solovetskin luostari”
  • French: “monastère de Solovetski”
  • French: “monastère Solovetski”
  • French: “Monastère Solovetski”
  • German: “Solovezker Kreml”
  • German: “Solowezki-Kloster”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Solovetsky”
  • Italian: “Monastero delle Solovki”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Solov”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Soloveckij”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Soloveskij”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Solovetskij”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Solovetsky”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Solovki”
  • Japanese: “ソロヴェツキー修道院”
  • Latin: “Monasterium Solovecense”
  • Latin: “Monasterium Transfigurationis Domini Solovecense”
  • Latvian: “Solovku klosteris”
  • Livvi: “Solovetskoi manasteri”
  • Macedonian: “Соловецки манастир”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Solovki-klosteret”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Solovkiklosteret”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Solovkiklosteret”
  • Norwegian: “Solovkiklosteret”
  • Persian: “صومعه سولووتسکی”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Sołowiecki”
  • Polish: “Monastyr Sołowiecki”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Solovetski”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Solovetsky”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Solovețki”
  • Russian: “Соловецкий кремль”
  • Russian: “Соловецкий монастырь”
  • Russian: “Солове́цкий монасты́рь”
  • Russian: “Соловецкий Спасо-Преображенский монастырь”
  • Russian: “Спасо-Преображенский Соловецкий монастырь”
  • Serbian: “Соловецки манастир”
  • Slovak: “Solovecký monastier”
  • Slovenian: “Solovecki samostan”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Solovetsky”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio Solovetski”
  • Swedish: “Solovetskijklostret”
  • Swedish: “Solovetskyklostret”
  • Turkish: “Solovetski Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Соловецький монастир”
  • Western Frisian: “Solovetski-kleaster”
  • Western Frisian: “Solovetsky-kleaster”

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