Krka monastery
The Krka Monastery is a 16th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Archangel Michael, located near the river Krka, 3 kilometres east of Kistanje, in central Dalmatia, Croatia.Photo: Sonjabgd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Beat Estermann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
- Description: geographical object
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nečven.
Nečven
Fort
Fort Nečven or Nečven City is a medieval Croatian fortress from the 14th century, and one of the most important fortified buildings in Croatia in terms of size and degree of preservation. Nečven is situated 3½ km northeast of Krka monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kistanje and Ivoševci.
Kistanje
Village
Photo: Zmaj123, CC BY 3.0 rs.
Kistanje, is a village and municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. It is located in Bukovica, a region of the Dalmatian Hinterland. Kistanje is situated 3 km northwest of Krka monastery.
Ivoševci
Village
Photo: Zmaj123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ivoševci is a village located in the municipality of Kistanje, in the Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. The village is situated in the region known as Bukovica. The population is 359. Ivoševci is situated 6 km north of Krka monastery.
Oklaj
Village
Oklaj is a village in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia. It is located in inland of the Dalmatia Adriatic coastline, about 15 km south of Knin and 14 km northwest of Drniš. Oklaj is situated 7 km east of Krka monastery.
Krka monastery
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, and religion
- Location: Municipality of Promina, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.96218° or 43° 57′ 44″ northLongitude
15.99007° or 15° 59′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8FMQXX6R+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 401954065OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
building=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=serbian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q1283927
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Krka monastery” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кърка”
- Bulgarian: “Манастир Кърка”
- Catalan: “monestir de Krka”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Krka”
- Croatian: “Krka”
- Croatian: “Manastir Krka”
- Croatian: “Samostan Krka”
- Czech: “Klášter Krka”
- Dutch: “Klooster Krka”
- French: “monastère de Krka”
- French: “Monastère de Krka”
- German: “Krka-Kloster”
- Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Κρκα”
- Japanese: “クルカ修道院”
- Polish: “Monaster Krka”
- Russian: “Монастырь Крка”
- Serbian: “Manastir Krka”
- Serbian: “Манастир Крка”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Manastir Krka”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Krka”
- Swedish: “Krka”
- Swedish: “Krkaklostret”
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Highlights include crkva sv. arhanđela Mihaila and Rit.
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