Žiča Monastery
Vrnjačka Banja · Around the spa
Žiča near Kraljevo — the coronation church of Serbian kings, recognisable by its red walls.
How to get there
- 22 km from the centre
- Timetables Vrnjačka Banja – Kraljevo: 34 departures on weekdays, from 25 min
- Phone
- +381 36 5816817
- Website
- zica.org.rs
About
The Žiča Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Жича, romanized: Manastir Žiča, pronounced [ʒîtʃa] or [ʒîːtʃa]) is an early 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery near Kraljevo, Serbia. The monastery, together with the Church of the Holy Dormition, was built by the first King of Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned and the first Serbian Archbishop, Saint Sava. Žiča was the seat of the Archbishop (1219–1253), and by tradition the coronational church of the Serbian kings, although a king could be crowned in any Serbian church, he was never considered a true king until he was anointed in Žiča. Žiča was declared a Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by the state. In 2008, Žiča celebrated 800 years of existence.
From other cities
- Beograd → Vrnjačka Banja 10 departures on weekdays, from 3 h 15 min
- Kraljevo → Vrnjačka Banja 33 departures on weekdays, from 15 min
- Kragujevac → Vrnjačka Banja 3 departures on weekdays, from 1 h 18 min
- Novi Sad → Vrnjačka Banja 3 departures on weekdays, from 5 h
Nearby
- Crkva Vaznesenja Hristovog Place of worship · 38 m
- Prodavnica manastira Žiče Events venue · 62 m
- Crkva Svetog Save Place of worship · 62 m
- Zica Attraction · 80 m
- Plaža Žiča Restaurant · 236 m
- 36221 Žiča Post office · 255 m
- Žiča Monastery Place of worship · 302 m
- TIM Lim Manufacturer · 351 m