Krka monastery
The Krka Monastery (Serbian Cyrillic: Манастир Крка, Serbian: Manastir Krka; Croatian: Samostan Krka) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Archangel Michael, located near the river Krka, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Kistanje, in central Dalmatia, Croatia. It is the best known monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia and it is officially protected as part of the Krka National Park. It was established around 1577 or later on the ground of previous Gothic-Romanesque style Catholic church.
Krka monastery | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Манастир Крка Manastir Krka Samostan Krka |
| Order | Serbian Orthodox |
| Established | c. 1577 |
| Site | |
| Location | near Kistanje, Croatia |
| Public access | Yes |
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