Church of St. John the Baptist, Bačka Palanka
The Church of St. John the Baptist in Bačka Palanka, dedicated to the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, was constructed between 1783 and 1787. Built in the late baroque style by architects Josif Cigler and Ernest Harle, the church features a single nave with a semi-circular apse, a rectangular choir wider than usual for the region, and a tall baroque bell tower.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
- Description: church
- Also known as: “Crkva rodjenja Svetog Jovana Krstitelja” and “Crkva Sv. Jovana Krstitelja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ilok–Bačka Palanka Bridge.
Ilok–Bačka Palanka Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Szeder László, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ilok–Bačka Palanka Bridge or the 25 May Bridge crosses the Danube at its 1297th kilometer, connecting the towns of Ilok, Croatia and Bačka Palanka, Serbia. It is the 825 meters long single-carriageway road bridge, built as a box girder construction. Ilok–Bačka Palanka Bridge is situated 2 km south of Church of St. John the Baptist, Bačka Palanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bačka Palanka and Ilok.
Bačka Palanka
Town
Photo: Kalush14net, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bačka Palanka is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube.
Ilok
Town
Photo: Goran.Smith2, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ilok is the easternmost town in Croatia forming a geographic salient surrounded by Vojvodina. Located in the Syrmia region, it lies on the Fruška Gora hill overlooking the Danube river, which forms the border with the Bačka region of Serbia. Ilok is situated 3½ km southwest of Church of St. John the Baptist, Bačka Palanka.
Neštin
Village
Photo: Orthodoxia, Public domain.
Neštin is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Geographically, it is located in the region of Syrmia. Neštin is situated 5 km southeast of Church of St. John the Baptist, Bačka Palanka.
Church of St. John the Baptist, Bačka Palanka
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Opština Bačka Palanka, South Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
45.24913° or 45° 14′ 57″ northLongitude
19.39724° or 19° 23′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8FQX69XW+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 885133522OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=serbian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q1510079
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Serbian—“Church of St. John the Baptist, Bačka Palanka” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Srpska pravoslavna crkva u Bačkoj Palanci”
- French: “église de la Nativité-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bačka Palanka”
- French: “Église de la Nativité-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bačka Palanka”
- German: “Kirche zur Geburt des Hl. Johannes des Täufers”
- Serbian: “Crkva rođenja Svetog Jovana Krstitelja”
- Serbian: “Српска православна црква у Бачкој Паланци”
- Serbian: “Црква рођења Светог Јована Крститеља”
Notable Places Nearby
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