Gornji Brčeli (en serbe cyrillique : Горњи Брчели ou «Haut Brčeli» en traduction française) est un village du sud du Monténégro, dans la municipalité de Bar.
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The Donji Brčeli Monastery, also known as Donje Brčele, or simply Brčeli, is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near the village of Virpazar, Montenegro. It was founded by Jelena Balšić, the daughter of Prince Lazar of Serbia. Šćepan Mali, the impostor pretender of the Russian emperor, was buried here.
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Orahovo is a village in the municipality of Bar, Montenegro. It is considered as part of Crmnica region.
In 1242 king Stefan Vladislav of Serbia issued a charter by which he granted Orahovo to Vranjina Monastery. Around 1296 King Stephen Uroš II Milutin of Serbia again gave Orahovo to Vranjina Monastery as its metoh, as well as 100 perpers annually of income from the St. Sergius market near Skadar. This village hosts one of the oldest monasteries in Montenegro, Orahovo Monastery.
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The Orahovo Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in village Orahovo on Skadar Lake, near Virpazar in the Bar, Montenegro municipality, Montenegro.
The monastic complex is one of the oldest monasteries in Montenegro. It has two churches and one residence. The older church is known as Boljan's church is dedicated to John the Baptist. The newer church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Church of Saint Nicholas was built in 1663. The monastic slava is on every 22 May, celebrating the translation of the holy relics of Saint Nicholas.
According to the traditional legends this monastery was built by Stefan Nemanja.
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The Montenegrin Littoral, historically known as the Littoral or the Maritime, is the littoral or coastline region of Montenegro which borders the Adriatic Sea. The littoral was lost to Austria and Turkey during its collapse due to Ottoman invasion - but it was regained in 1878 and 1918 following the Serbian-Montenegrin victories in the Russo-Turkish War and World War I, respectively.