Transfiguration Monastery

The Transfiguration Monastery or the Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration of God is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the Dervent gorge of the Yantra River.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: monastery in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Preobrazhenski Monastery” and “Transfiguration Monastery, Bulgaria”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samovodene and Veliko Tarnovo.

Village
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is a village in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, north-central . is situated 3 km north of Transfiguration Monastery.

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is a historic city in the of notable for its medieval ruins and its picturesque cityscape - it was built on the steep banks of the Yantra river as it snakes through the foothills of the .

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Arbanasi is a small village close to the city of in the of Bulgaria, notable for its preserved 19th century architecture and old churches.

Transfiguration Monastery

Latitude
43.11677° or 43° 7′ 0″ north
Longitude
25.60678° or 25° 36′ 24″ east
Open location code
8GM74J84+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 435920962
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q2024330
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Transfiguration Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պայծառակերպության վանք (Բուլղարիա)”
  • Armenian: “Պայծառակերպության վանք”
  • Bulgarian: “Преображенски манастир”
  • Czech: “Klášter Proměnění”
  • German: “Kloster der Verklärung des Herrn”
  • German: “Preobraschenie-Kloster”
  • German: “Preobraschenski-Kloster”
  • Italian: “Monastero della Trasfigurazione”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Pzemienienia Pańskiego”
  • Polish: “Monaster Przemienienia Pańskiego”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Ortodoxă „Schimbarea la Față” Samovodene”
  • Russian: “Преображенский монастырь (Болгария)”
  • Russian: “Преображенский монастырь”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de la Transfiguracion”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de la Transfiguración”

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