Kuveždin monastery

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The Kuveždin monastery is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. Traditionally, its foundation is ascribed to Stefan Štiljanović. The first reliable record of its existence is from a Turkish tax book dated from 1566 to 1569, though the building was constructed much earlier. In 2009, the entire monastery complex has been reconstructed. ()

Local name: Манастир Кувеждин Established: 1566 (458 years ago)Coordinates: 45°7'39"N, 19°30'41"E

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Kuveždin monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Petkovica monastery, Divsa, Šišatovac monastery.

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Petkovica monastery
28 min walk • The Petkovica Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located on Mount Fruška Gora, in the province of Vojvodina, northern Serbia. According to tradition, it was founded by the widow of Stefan Štiljanović, Despotess Jelena. The earliest historical records mentioning the monastery are dated to 1522.
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Divsa, Fruška Gora
79 min walk • The Divša Monastery, also known as Đipša, is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is believed to have been founded by Despot Jovan Branković in the late 15th century. The earliest historical records about the monastery date to the second half of the 16th century.
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Šišatovac monastery
58 min walk • The Šišatovac Monastery is a Serb Orthodox monastery situated on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. The foundation of the monastery is ascribed to the refugee monks from the Serbian monastery of Žiča.

Kuveždin monastery

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Kuveždin monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Petkovica monastery

Divsa, Fruška Gora

Šišatovac monastery