Monastery information | |
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Full name | Манастир Успења Пресвете Богородице, Витовница |
Order | Serbian Orthodox |
Established | 1291 |
Dedicated to | Assumption of the Holy Virgin |
Diocese | Eparchy of Braničevo |
People | |
Founder(s) | Stefan Milutin |
Important associated figures | Elder Tadej Štrbulović |
Site | |
Location | Petrovac na Mlavi, Serbia |
Coordinates | 44°22′22″N 21°25′05″E / 44.37278°N 21.41806°E |
Public access | Yes |
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.