10 Sights in Irig Municipality, Serbia (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Irig Municipality, Serbia! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Irig Municipality. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

1. Vrdnik Monastery

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Vrdnik MonasteryNick Savchenko from Kiev, Ukraine / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Vrdnik-Ravanica Monastery, also known as Little Ravanica, is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Vrdnik in the Fruška Gora mountains in the northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. The exact date of its founding is unknown. The records indicate that the church was built at the time of Metropolitan Serafim Jovanović, in the second half of the 16th century. The present church in the monastery was constructed in the period from 1801 to 1811. The icons on the altar screen and the vaults were painted by Dimitrije Avramović in 1853.

Wikipedia: Vrdnik-Ravanica Monastery (EN), Heritage Website

2. Црква Светог Јована Претече

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Црква Светог Јована Претече САНУ / SANU (www.sanu.ac.rs) / GFDL

Serbian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of St. The church of St. John the Baptist in Vrdnik, a populated place on the territory of the municipality of Irig, was erected in 1777, while in 1832 the Novi Sad master Matthias Frelih erected a new bell tower. It represents an immovable cultural property as a cultural monument of great importance.

Wikipedia: Српска православна црква Рођења Светог Јована Крститеља у Врднику (SR), Website, Heritage Website

3. Манастир Ново Хопово

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Манастир Ново Хопово No machine-readable author provided. Tone assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Novo Hopovo Monastery is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. According to tradition, the monastery was built by the Despots of the House of Branković. The first written mention of the monastery was made in 1451, and the latest mention of the monastery dates back to 1641. The extant church was erected in 1576 and the bell-tower with the small St. Stephen's Chapel upstairs was built between 1751 and 1758. The monastic residences were constructed in several stages, from 1728 until 1771. The icons were painted in 1776 by Teodor Kračun.

Wikipedia: Novo Hopovo Monastery (EN), Heritage Website

4. Mala Remeta Monastery

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Mala Remeta Monastery

The Mala Remeta Monastery is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. Its foundation is traditionally ascribed to the Serbian King Dragutin (1276–1282). The earliest historical records relating to the monastery date back to the middle of the 16th century. At the end of the 17th century, Turks had already destroyed it, so when Rača was torn down, the refugee monks came to their appendage Mala Remeta and reconstructed it. The appearance of the earlier church is not known, and the extant one was erected on the same site in 1739. The throne icons on the altar screen were painted by Janko Halkozović in 1759, and the wall paintings are a 1910 work of Kosta Vanđelović.

Wikipedia: Mala Remeta Monastery (EN), Heritage Website

5. Старо Хопово

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The Staro Hopovo Monastery is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. According to tradition, the monastery was founded by Bishop Maksim. The first reliable mention of the monastery dates back to 1545/1546. It is on the basis of some data from 1751 that an earlier church with timber walls dedicated to St. Nicholas existed. The old church which had collapsed in an earthquake was in 1752 substituted with the extant single-nave building dedicated to St. Panteleimon. The woodcarving of the iconostasis of Staro Hopovo was completed in 1793, and the paintings by Janko Halkozović and Kuzman Kolarić.

Wikipedia: Staro Hopovo Monastery (EN), Heritage Website

6. Tower of Vrdnik

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The Vrdnik Tower, as part of the former fortified town of Vrdnik, is located not far from Vrdnik, 15 south of Novi Sad on Fruška Gora. It was first mentioned in historical sources in 1315. It is a cultural monument of great importance.

Wikipedia: Врдничка кула (SR), Heritage Website

7. St. Nicholas church

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St. Nicholas church САНУ / SANU (www.sanu.ac.rs) / GFDL

The Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas in Jasak, a place on the slopes of Fruska Gora, was built in the second half of the 18th century and has the status of a cultural monument of great importance.

Wikipedia: Српска православна црква Светог Николе у Јаску (SR)

8. Church of Ascension of Our Lady

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The Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos is a Serbian Orthodox church in Irig, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is one of three Serbian Orthodox churches in the Muncipality of Irig. It is listed as an Immovable Cultural Monument of Great Importance. The church was built between 1757 and 1760. The new bell tower was built in 1837.

Wikipedia: Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Irig (EN), Website

9. Church of St. Theodore the Tyron

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The Church of St. Theodore Tiron in Irig is Serbian Orthodox church in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is one of three Serbian Orthodox churches in Irig. The building represents a typical example of Serbian Orthodox place of worship from that time built on the territory of the Austrian Empire. It was built at the site of an older church from 1679. The iconostasis was made by Jovan Klajić in 1863 and 1864.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Theodore Tiron, Irig (EN), Website

10. Црква Светог Николе

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The Church of St. Nicholas in Irig is Serbian Orthodox church in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is one of three Serbian Orthodox churches in Irig. The Church of St. Nicholas was built in 1732 in the tradition of Serbian medieval architecture combined with baroque elements. It represents a cultural monument of great importance. The building was built as a one-nave temple, vaulted with a semi-circular vault, has a dome over the central part supported by four free columns and a five-sided apse. The iconostasis originates from 1760s and it was reconstructed in 1827.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Nicholas, Irig (EN)

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