Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia
Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia is a church in Dërmenas, Fier. Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia is situated nearby to the museum Museo Aecheologico, as well as near Archaeological Museum of Apollonia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: medieval monastery in Pojan, Albania
- Also known as: “Manastiri i Shën Mërisë se Apolonisë” and “St. Mary’s Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Apollonia Archaeological Park.
Apollonia Archaeological Park
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Apollonia was an Ancient Greek trade colony which developed into an independent polis, and later a Roman city, in southern Illyria. It was located on the right bank of the Aoös/Vjosë river, approximately 10 km from the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. Apollonia Archaeological Park is situated 340 metres north of Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Levan and Frakull e Madhe.
Levan
Village
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Levan is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia.
Frakull e Madhe
Village
Frakull e Madhe is a village in the former municipality of Frakull in Fier County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Fier. Frakull e Madhe is situated 7 km south of Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia.
Muçaj
Village
Muçaj is a village in Fier County, Albania. It was part of the former municipality Dërmenas. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Fier. Muçaj is situated 8 km northeast of Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia.
Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia
- Categories: monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dërmenas, Fier, Fier County, Coastal Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.72035° or 40° 43′ 13″ northLongitude
19.47166° or 19° 28′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8FGXPFCC+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 434869902OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q16363610
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Italian—“Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Manastiri i Apolonisë”
- Albanian: “Manastiri i Shën Mërisë”
- Bulgarian: “Света Богородица”
- German: “Kloster der Heiligen Maria von Apollonia”
- Hungarian: “Szűz Mária-kolostor”
- Italian: “Monastero di San Maria di Apollonia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo Aecheologico and Archaeological Museum of Apollonia.
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