Chapel of Saint Petka, Belgrade

The Chapel of Saint Petka in is a , erected over a sacred spring, and dedicated to Saint Petka. It is located at a way connecting the upper and the lower city of the , in proximity of the , with the spring being in the very altar of the chapel.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
  • Description: architectural structure
  • Also known as: “Sveta Petka” and “Црква Свете Петке”
  • Address: Калемегдан доњи град 2

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ružica Church and Belgrade Fortress.

Church
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is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the , in , the capital of . The original church was built in the early 15th century.

Castle
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The , consists of the old citadel and on the confluence of the and rivers, in an urban area of modern , . is situated 260 metres south of Chapel of Saint Petka, Belgrade.

Park
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The Park, or simply is the largest park and the most important historical monument in . It is located on a 125-metre-high cliff, at the junction of the River and the . is situated 270 metres south of Chapel of Saint Petka, Belgrade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorćol and Kosančićev venac.

Neighborhood
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is an affluent urban neighborhood of , the capital of . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of . Located along the right bank of the , is the oldest surviving neighborhood in Belgrade.

Locality
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is an urban neighborhood of , the capital of . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of . It has been described as the most valuable and most representative veduta of Belgrade.

Suburb
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Belgrade is the capital of the Republic of . It stands at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers, where the rolling Pannonian Plain fetches up against the rugged Balkan peninsula, and in 2022 had a population of 1.2 million, about a fifth of Serbia's total.

Chapel of Saint Petka, Belgrade

Latitude
44.82574° or 44° 49′ 33″ north
Longitude
20.45106° or 20° 27′ 4″ east
Inception
1937
Open location code
8GP2RFG2+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 436887055
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­serbian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1639822
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Chapel of Saint Petka, Belgrade” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Света Петка”
  • German: “Kapelle der Heiligen Petka”
  • German: “Kirche der Heiligen Petka”
  • Macedonian: “Капела на Света Петка во Белград”
  • Macedonian: “Капела на Света Петка”
  • Serbian: “Kapela Svete Petke”
  • Serbian: “Капела Свете Петке у Београду”
  • Serbian: “Капела Свете Петке”
  • Serbian: “Црква Свете Петке у Београду”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva Svete Petke u Beogradu”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev svete Petke, Beograd”
  • Swedish: “Sankta Petkas kapell, Belgrad”
  • Swedish: “Sankta Petkas kapell”

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