Bassarbowski Monastery
The Bassarbowski Monastery ( Bulgarian Басарбовски манастир ), actually Monastery of Saint Dimitar Bassarbowski , is a Bulgarian Orthodox cave monastery near the city of Ruse in northeastern Bulgaria . It bears the same name as the nearby village of Bassarbowo . Strictly speaking, it is a rock monastery located at an altitude of about 35 meters above sea level. At the foot of the monastery, the Russensky Lom River flows north towards the Danube . The oldest written record that has been preserved comes from the 15th century. Here the monastery is mentioned in an Ottoman tax register .
Web links
Commons : Bassarbowski Monastery - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- History and information about the Bassarbowo monastery
- The monastery in the orthodox portal pravoslavieto.com
Coordinates: 43 ° 46 ' N , 25 ° 58' E