Old Mavrovo Church

Nicht nur zur Winterszeit ...

... nein: auch zur Sommerszeit ist die Kirche in Gänze zu sehen. Wir waren im Juni in Mavrovo zu Besuch und befragten Einwohner, wie es dazu komme. Die Antwort: Behördlicherseits werde der Wasserspieg...

Ein fast „vergessener“ Ort

Diese Kirche ist nur im Winter als Ganzes zu sehen. Sobald die Schneeschmelze einsetzt und sich der Stausee füllt, verschwindet sie wieder im Wasser.

Interesting

We expected to see a sunken church, or only partially out of water, but it was completely outside and we could walk around it. According to some of the inscriptions regarding the restoration, it is al...

Derelict Church

This church was deconsecrated, and submerged by the reservoir that was built in the 1950s. The roof is gone. Only the walls remain. You can walk down and go in, due to low water levels. Really, not mu...

Church in ruins, previously submerged in the lake

St Nicholas Church also known as Old Mavrovo Church is an abandoned church in Mavrovo, Macedonia which was submerged in Mavrovo Lake. On our visit to Mavrovo, the church now is accessible by land, ...