Old Monastery School (Kyustendil)

Bulgaria / Kjustendil / Kyustendil / ул. Демокрация, 37
 listed building / architectural heritage, 1840s construction, historical building
The first Bulgarian school in the city was built in 1820 near the church Virgin Mary's Assumption. It was a monastery school (elementary school during the Ottoman domination until the creation of common schools). The school was housed in a building with one room and the maintenance was given by the church incomes. The educational content was religious and the students were taught in Bulgarian. They studied reading, writing and church singing. The school worked until 1849 when was built a new building for the mutual school in the churchyard and the old monastery school was demolished.

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Coordinates:   42°16'45"N   22°41'16"E