Fruška gora isn’t known only for being the only mountain in Vojvodina – it has so much more to offer, give, tell and portray. One of such unique stories is the one about the monasteries that decorate the infinite greenery of its deciduous forests. Are you ready to hear it? We’re taking you on a tour of the 16 sanctities of the “Serbian Mount Athos”!
Up until 90 million years ago, Fruška gora was an island in the Pannonian sea. Today it is a beautiful island mountain embraced by the calm plains of Vojvodina, and the oldest national park in Serbia. Its hidden valleys were once the home of an astonishing number of 35 Serbian Orthodox monasteries, only 16 of which still stand today due to various conquests, wars and desolation.
While historical sources state that the monasteries had been built in the first half of the 16th century, legends tell us they originate from a period between the 12th and 15th century.
The monasteries of Fruška gora were built by the Branković despot family so as to continue the old state governing traditions of the Nemanjić family. This group of sacral objects once was the pillar of spiritual and political life of Serbs, and today it represents religious, historical and cultural objects of great value and importance.
The Krušedol monastery (1509-1514)
The Staro Hopovo monastery (1545-1546)
The Novo Hopovo monastery (1496-1502)
The Beočin monastery (1566-1567)
The Rakovac monastery (1566-1567)
The Vrdnik – Ravanica monastery (1566-1569)
The Velika Remeta monastery (1562)
The Grgeteg monastery (1545-1546)
The Bešenovo monastery (1467-1546)
The Petkovica monastery (1566-1567)
The Šišatovac monastery (1545-1550)
The Kuveždin monastery (1520)
The Đipša monastery (near the end of the 15th century)
The Privina Glava monastery (the 12th or the 16th century)
The Jazak monastery (1736)
The Mala Remeta monastery (1562)
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