Vitovnica Monastery

Vitovnica Monastery
Манастир Витовница
Vitovnica Monastery
Vitovnica Monastery is located in Serbia
Vitovnica Monastery
Location within Serbia
Monastery information
Full nameМанастир Успења Пресвете Богородице, Витовница
OrderSerbian Orthodox
Established1291
Dedicated toAssumption of the Holy Virgin
DioceseEparchy of Braničevo
People
Founder(s)Stefan Milutin
Important associated figuresElder Tadej Štrbulović
Site
LocationPetrovac na Mlavi, Serbia
Coordinates44°22′22″N 21°25′05″E / 44.37278°N 21.41806°E / 44.37278; 21.41806
Public accessYes

The Vitovnica Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Витовница / Manastir Vitovnica) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery which is dedicated to the Assumption of the Holy Virgin.

The monastery is located in the hills of Eastern Serbia, on the right bank of Vitovnica River, some ten kilometres east of the town of Petrovac na Mlavi (Petrovac on the Mlava) and about 120 kilometres south-east of the capital, Belgrade.