Staro Hopovo monastery, Fruška Gora

Name: Staro Hopovo monastery
Address: Fruška Gora, Serbia

#3 among attractions in Fruška Gora

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The Staro Hopovo Monastery is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. According to tradition, the monastery was founded by Bishop Maksim. The first reliable mention of the monastery dates back to 1545/1546. It is on the basis of some data from 1751 that an earlier church with timber walls dedicated to St. Nicholas existed. The old church which had collapsed in an earthquake was in 1752 substituted with the extant single-nave building dedicated to St. Panteleimon. The woodcarving of the iconostasis of Staro Hopovo was completed in 1793, and the paintings by Janko Halkozović and Kuzman Kolarić. ()

Local name: Манастир Старо Хопово Coordinates: 45°8'8"N, 19°51'30"E

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Staro Hopovo monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grgeteg monastery, Novo Hopovo monastery, Vrdnik-Ravanica monastery, Velika Remeta monastery.

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Monastery
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Monastery
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Monastery, Sacred and religious sites
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Fountain
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