Lopushna Monastery
The Lopushna Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery in northwestern Bulgaria. It lies in the Chiprovtsi part of the western Balkan Mountains, 1.5 kilometres southwest the village of Georgi Damyanovo, Montana Province.Photo: Oleg St. Ivanov, GFDL.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: world heritage
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgi Damyanovo and Melyane.
Georgi Damyanovo
Village
Georgi Damyanovo is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Montana Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, which lies in the southern part of Montana Province.
Melyane
Village
Melyane is a village in Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, north-western Bulgaria.
Pomezhdin
Village
Pomezhdin is a village in Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, north-western Bulgaria. Pomezhdin is situated 2½ km west of Lopushna Monastery.
Lopushna Monastery
Latitude
43.37613° or 43° 22′ 34″ northLongitude
23.01918° or 23° 1′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8GM592G9+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 590871849OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q4266899
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Russian—“Lopushna Monastery” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Лопушански манастир”
- Russian: “Лопушанский монастырь”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lopushanski Monastery ‘St. Joan Predtecha’ and Читалище ‘Трудолюбие’.
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