Vratna monastery, now Vratna nunnery (Вратна) is a 14th century Serbian Orthodox monastery in the village of Vratna

Vratna

Vratna is a village in the municipality of Negotin, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 316 people....

 in Negotin

Negotin

Negotin is a town and municipality in the Bor District of north-eastern Central Serbia. It is situated near the borders between Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. It is the judicial center of the Bor District. The population of the town is 16,716 while municipality has 36,879.-Name:The etymology of the...

, Serbia

Serbia

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, founded by Serbian king Stefan Milutin (1282–1321) of the House of Nemanjić

House of Nemanjic

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 and Saint Nikodim I

Saint Nikodim I

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. It is situated below the Vratna canyon and the nearby Vratna river flows through the village.
It was rebuilt in 1415 by Šarban

Sarban

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 from Struza

Struza

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 attested in papers found by bishop Genadije in 1856. The monastery was burndamaged in 1813 and renovated by 1817.

The monastery was torn down between World War I

World War I

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 and World War II

World War II

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. It is since a female monastery (nunnery), one of three monasteries in Negotin

Negotin

Negotin is a town and municipality in the Bor District of north-eastern Central Serbia. It is situated near the borders between Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. It is the judicial center of the Bor District. The population of the town is 16,716 while municipality has 36,879.-Name:The etymology of the...

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