Monastery Bukovo (Negotin)

Serbia and Montenegro / Central Serbia / Negotin
 monastery, interesting place, 13th century construction, Serbian Orthodox Church
The Bukovo Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Буково, romanized: Manastir Bukovo) is a late 13th- or early 14th century Serbian Orthodox monastery on the slopes of Bratujevac in Negotin, Serbia, founded by Serbian king Stefan Milutin (1282–1321) of the House of Nemanjić. Other sources state that, according to legend, it was founded by Nikodim I. It is surrounded by woods at the hill of Bratujevac, the frescoes in the monastery includes the Holy Mother in a circle of angels and Saint Michael. The bell was donated by Serbian Prince Miloš Obrenović (1815–1839) in the 1830s. Renovation was made in 1902; painting by Steva Todorović in the Romantic style, frescoes by Milisav Marković.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukovo_monastery
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Coordinates:   44°12'57"N   22°29'34"E
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