Voljavča

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Voljavča is a Serbian Orthodox monastery situated in a dense forest near the Voljavča creek on the northeastern slope of the Rudnik, near the village of Stragari in central Serbia. The monastery church, dedicated to saints Michael and Gabriel, was an endowment of Mihailo Končinović, a nobleman of Despot Stefan Lazarević, reconstructed at the beginning of the 15th century on the ruins of an older church dating to 1050. ()

Local name: Манастир Вољавча Coordinates: 44°7'32"N, 20°38'3"E

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ŠumadijskiSerbia

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Voljavča – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rudnik Mountain, Vraćevšnica monastery, Nikolje, Miloš Obrenović's House.

4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rudnik Mountain
120 min walk • Rudnik is a mountain in central Serbia, near the town of Gornji Milanovac. Its highest peak Cvijićev vrh, named after geologist and biologist Jovan Cvijić, has an elevation of 1,132 meters above sea level.
4.3 miS
Monastery
Vraćevšnica monastery
110 min walk • The Vraćevšnica Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Vraćevšnica, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia, built in 1428–29 on the orders of Radič, a magnate in the service of Stefan Lazarević and Đurađ Branković. It is part of the Žiča eparchate.
5.1 miN
Monastery
Nikolje
130 min walk • Nikolje Rudničko is the Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Donja Šatornja, 12 km away from Topola, Serbia.
4.9 miSW
Memorial
Miloš Obrenović's House
126 min walk • Milošev Konak is the residence of Serbian Prince Miloš Obrenović, which is located in Gornja Crnuća in the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia, and is one of the Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance for Serbia, added in 2000.