Monastery Pokajnica
The Pokajnica Monastery is a monastery complex in Velika Plana, Serbia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
- Description: monastery complex in Velika Plana, Serbia
- Also known as: “Pokajnica Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crkva Sv. Vartolomeja i Varnave (Velika Plana) and Radovanje Grove.
Crkva Sv. Vartolomeja i Varnave (Velika Plana)
Church
Photo: Ванилица, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crkva Sv. Vartolomeja i Varnave (Velika Plana) is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Monastery Pokajnica.
Radovanje Grove
Memorial
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Radovanje Grove is an oak forest located near Radovanje, Serbia. It is a natural memorial monument that covers 46 hectares. It was first marked during the reign of Serbian Prince Alexander Karađorđević, and a memorial church dedicated to Karađorđe was built in 1936. Radovanje Grove is situated 3 km southwest of Monastery Pokajnica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Velika Plana and Radovanje.
Velika Plana
Town
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Velika Plana is a town and municipality located in the Podunavlje District of Serbia. As of 2022, the town has 14,609 inhabitants, while the municipality has 35,451. Velika Plana lies on the left bank of Velika Morava. Velika Plana is situated 3 km northeast of Monastery Pokajnica.
Radovanje
Village
Radovanje is a village in the municipality of Velika Plana, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 689 people. Radovanjski Lug was the site of the assassination of Karađorđe Petrović, leader of the First Serbian Uprising, in 1817. Radovanje is situated 4 km southwest of Monastery Pokajnica.
Staro Selo
Village
Photo: Sstruja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Staro Selo is a small town in the municipality of Velika Plana, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 3022 people. Staro Selo is situated 4 km southeast of Monastery Pokajnica.
Monastery Pokajnica
- Categories: wooden church and religion
- Location: Opština Velika Plana, Podunavlje District, Central Serbia, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.31035° or 44° 18′ 37″ northLongitude
21.05675° or 21° 3′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8GP38364+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 715909566OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=serbian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q2076276
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Serbian—“Monastery Pokajnica” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير بكاجنيتسا”
- Dutch: “Manastir Pokajnica”
- French: “Monastère de la Contrition à Staro Selo”
- French: “monastère de la Contrition”
- French: “Monastère de Pokajnica”
- Macedonian: “Манастир Покајница”
- Russian: “Монастырь Покайница”
- Russian: “Покайница”
- Serbian: “Manastir Pokajnica”
- Serbian: “Манастир Покајница”
- Serbian: “Црква-брвнара Покајница”
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Highlights include Church „Pokajnica“ and Врбица.
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