Moračnik Monastery
The Moračnik Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on Moračnik island on Skadar Lake in modern-day Montenegro. It is positioned across from the village of Bobovište, whose residents used it as their church before they converted to Islam.- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
- Description: Serbian Orthodox monastery in Montenegro
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bobovište and Gornja Briska.
Bobovište
Village
Bobovište is a village in Bar Municipality, in southeastern Montenegro. It lies on the western bank of Lake Skadar, in a geographical region known as Skadarska Krajina. It is inhabited by ethnic Albanians. Bobovište is situated 3 km southeast of Moračnik Monastery.
Gornja Briska
Village
Gornja Briska is a village in the Šestani commune and Bar municipality of Montenegro. Gornja Briska is situated 4 km southwest of Moračnik Monastery.
Donji Murići
Village
Donji Murići is a village in the municipality of Bar, in southwestern Montenegro. It is located in the Skadarska Krajina region, by Lake Skadar. Donji Murići is situated 4 km northwest of Moračnik Monastery.
Moračnik Monastery
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Montenegro, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.14° or 42° 8′ 24″ northLongitude
19.25735° or 19° 15′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8FJX47Q4+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 742696630OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=serbian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q30305712
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In Other Languages
From Serbian to Serbo-Croatian—“Moračnik Monastery” goes by many names.
- Serbian: “Манастир Морачник)”
- Serbian: “Манастир Морачник”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Manastir Moračnik”
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