Kovilj Monastery
The Kovilj Monastery is a 13th-century Serb Orthodox monastery in the Bačka region, in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. According to the legend, the monastery was founded by the first Serb archbishop, Saint Sava, in the 13th century.- Type: Religious organization
- Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
- Description: monastery
- Also known as: “Kovilj monastery” and “Манастир Светих Aрхангела Михаила и Гаврила”
- Address: Душка Вицкова 51, Ковиљ, 21243
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit.
Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit
Nature reserve
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kovilj and Čortanovci.
Kovilj
Village
Čortanovci
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Šajkaš
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Kovilj Monastery
- Categories: monastery, heritage site, and religion
- Location: Novi Sad, South Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
45.21394° or 45° 12′ 50″ north
Longitude
20.03537° or 20° 2′ 7″ east
Open location code
8GQ2627P+H4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religious
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=serbian_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Kovilj Monastery” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ковил (манастир)”
- Chinese: “科維利修道院”
- Czech: “Koviljský klášter”
- Dutch: “Klooster Kovilj”
- French: “monastère de Kovilj”
- French: “Monastère de Kovilj”
- German: “Kloster Kovilj”
- Russian: “Монастырь Ковиль”
- Serbian: “Manastir Kovilj”
- Serbian: “Манастир Ковиљ”
- Turkish: “Kovilj Manastırı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Црква Светог апостола Томе and МЗ Ковиљ.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Kovilj - Stevana Pešića - Jovice Pavlica and Kovilj - Jovice Pavlice - Duška Vickova.
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