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Religious Site Attractions In Petrovac

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Petrovac , also known as Petrovac na Mlavi , is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town is 7,229, while population of the municipality is 30,325.
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Religious Site Attractions In Petrovac

  • 1. Gornjak Monastery Petrovac
    The Gornjak Monastery , formerly known as Ždrelo , is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Petrovac na Mlavi, Serbia. Gornjak monastery is located in Gornjacka gorge, between Žagubica and Petrovac na Mlavi. Construction of the monastery was finished in 1380 by Starats Grigorije and his brethren, and the founder was king Lazar of Serbia. It was rather early that the monastery was mentioned in Turkish documents—in the 1520s and 1530s. First six, and later eight monks were reported to live there. After the Treaty of Požarevac the place was found in ruins, but abbot Maksim immediately had the sanctuary reconstructed back to its original. Since the monastery was built, the monastic life went on uninterrupted up to this day. The oldest preserv...
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