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The Rozhen Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Bulgarian: Роженски манастир "Рождество Богородично", Rozhenski manastir "Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno", Greek: Μονή Ροζινού, Moni Rozinou) is the biggest monastery in the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, nestled in the Melnik Earth Pyramids.
Rozhen, Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Рожен) is a village in the municipality of Sandanski, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. [1] It is situated at the south-western foothills of the Pirin mountain range and is nestled within the Melnik Earth Pyramids. In its outskirts is located the Rozhen Monastery, the largest one in Pirin. The Greek name of ...
[1] [12] Rozhen Monastery, the largest one in the region, was established in the early 13th century during the Second Bulgarian Empire, and is nestled among the earth pyramids a few kilometres to the north-east of Melnik. [11] Next to the monastery, the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius houses the tomb of the Bulgarian revolutionary Yane ...
The ossuary remains from the original monastery, while the Church of the Holy Archangels was constructed between the 12th and 14th centuries and the reflectory in the 17th century. Several murals have been preserved in the monastery, from different periods. [21] The town of Melnik and the Rozhen Monastery: Blagoevgrad Province: 1984 i, iv ...
Rozhen (Bulgarian: Рожен) may refer to: Rozhen, Bulgaria, a village in Sandanski municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria Rozhen Monastery, located nearby; Rozhen, an area in the Rhodope Mountains, in Smolyan municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria Rozhen National Folklore Fair, organized in the area; Rozhen Observatory, located nearby
Melnik — Historical Museum of Melnik, [7] Kordopulov House, 4a Rozhen Monastery. Petrich — Rupite Protected Area including St. Petka Church, [ 8 ] 5a Samuil's Fortress National Park Museum, 5b Heraclea Sintica ancient Greek city.
Rozhen is a mountain pass (saddle) in southern Bulgaria in the central part of the Perelik-Prespa division of the Western Rhodopes in the Smolyan Municipality, Smolyan District. [ 1 ] The pass is 11.2 kilometres (7.0 mi) long, and the altitude of the saddle is 1,436 metres (4,711 ft).
Within a short drive from Sandanski is Melnik, the smallest town in Bulgaria in terms of population, but an attractive tourist destination for its authentic architecture and wine production. In a close proximity are the village of Rozhen and Rozhen Monastery. The Ancient Roman city of Parthicopolis was located nearby. [3]