Kalenic monastery
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Kalenić monastery is an important Serb Orthodox monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...

 near Rekovac
Rekovac
Rekovac is a village and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the village is 1,587, while population of the municipality is 10,971....

 in central Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. It was built by protodaviar Bogdan in the early 15th century (1407-1413). Village of Kalenićki Prnjavor lies nearby.

Kalenić was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance (Serbia)
Cultural Monuments of Exceptional Importance are the monuments in the Republic of Serbia that have the highest level of the State protection, and some of them are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites....

 in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

See also

  • Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
    Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance (Serbia)
    Cultural Monuments of Exceptional Importance are the monuments in the Republic of Serbia that have the highest level of the State protection, and some of them are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites....

  • Tourism in Serbia
    Tourism in Serbia
    Serbia stretches across two geographic and cultural regions of Europe: Central Europe and Southeast Europe. This boundary splits Serbia roughly in a ratio of 1:2 alongside the Danube and Sava rivers. The northern parts of the country are Central-European lowlands while the southern and central...


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