Badovas

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Badovas
Μπάντοβας
J26 542 Bándovastein, Ágios Nikólaos Bándovas.jpg
Highest point
Elevation447.3 m (1,468 ft)[1]
Coordinates39°42′38″N 21°37′18″E / 39.7105451°N 21.6217265°E / 39.7105451; 21.6217265Coordinates: 39°42′38″N 21°37′18″E / 39.7105451°N 21.6217265°E / 39.7105451; 21.6217265[2]
Geography
LocationMeteora
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitTrikala
SettlementKalabaka
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Badovas or Bantovas (Greek: Μπάντοβας) is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece.[3]

Monasteries

The Monastery of St. Nicholas of Badova [bg] / Nikolaus Kofina (Agiou Nikolaou tou Bantova, Αγίου Νικολάου του Μπάντοβα / Agiou Nikolaou Kofina, Αγίου Νικολάου Κοφινά) (39°42′39″N 21°37′20″E / 39.710731°N 21.622125°E / 39.710731; 21.622125 (Monastery of St. Nicholas of Badova)) was founded c. 1400 in a rock cave at Badovas. In 1943, it was bombed and destroyed by the Germans.[4]

The ruins of the Monastery of St. Nicholas of Petra (St. Nicholas of Skala) (Μονή Αγίου Νικολάου της Πέτρας) (39°42′39″N 21°37′16″E / 39.710824°N 21.621164°E / 39.710824; 21.621164 (Monastery of St. Nicholas of Petra)) are also located on Badovas Rock, just to the west of the monastery of St. Nicholas of Badova.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Μετέωρα: Ικριωματικά καταφύγια" (PDF). Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (Τμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών). December 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  2. ^ "Node: ‪Μπάντοβας‬ (3830668064)". OpenStreetMap. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  3. ^ "Meteora, Rock climbing". theCrag. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  4. ^ a b "Μετεωρικές μονές: Συμβολή στον απαιτούμενο και ευκταίο διάλογο". Σπυρίδων Βλιώρας (Προσωπική ιστοσελίδα) (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-02.