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962:Mala Remeta
827:Ljubostinja
439:During the
168: /
67:Affiliation
1698:Categories
1540:Komogovina
1487:Žitomislić
1397:Ozerkovići
1332:Duga Njiva
1287:Bosnia and
1262:Stanjevići
1182:Kosijerevo
1099:Montenegro
862:Pridvorica
532:"Istorija"
504:References
376:katholikon
313:Vasojevići
271:Montenegro
269:, central
156:19°23′26″E
153:42°45′58″N
107:Montenegro
105:, central
1618:(Romania)
1590:St. Petka
1580:Orahovica
1535:Jasenovac
1520:Crnogorci
1515:Bršljanac
1472:Veselinje
1462:Treskavac
1392:Moštanica
1347:Gomionica
1327:Dubokovac
1307:Dobrićevo
1247:Praskvica
1237:Podostrog
1075:St. Roman
1043:Vojlovica
1008:Šišatovac
977:Petkovica
927:Vitovnica
907:Studenica
882:Rajinovac
857:Pokajnica
807:Kastaljan
797:Hajdučica
766:Crna Reka
734:Gračanica
713:Berkasovo
708:Bavanište
519:Fine 1994
384:Studenica
259:monastery
245:romanized
221:Completed
202:Byzantine
1672:and the
1642:(Canada)
1606:Hilandar
1575:Oćestovo
1560:Lepavina
1555:Lazarica
1525:Dragović
1437:Sokolica
1417:Pjenovac
1342:Glogovac
1277:Vranjina
1252:Reževići
1227:Podmaine
1207:Nikoljac
1202:Moračnik
1167:Gradište
1152:Dubočica
1038:Središte
957:Kuveždin
952:Krušedol
932:Bešenovo
902:Sopoćani
892:Rukumija
887:Ravanica
872:Pustinja
852:Poganovo
842:Mileševa
832:Manasija
447:See also
422:Sopoćani
392:Sopoćani
388:Mileševa
95:Location
90:Location
61:Religion
1734:Kolašin
1530:Gomirje
1505:St. Ana
1497:Croatia
1442:Stuplje
1407:Papraća
1387:Lomnica
1372:Knežina
1367:Klisina
1212:Orahovo
1172:Kaludra
1157:Duljevo
1147:Dovolja
1127:Dajbabe
1117:Cetinje
1070:Naupara
1064:Zočište
993:Rakovac
942:Grgeteg
917:Tronoša
912:Suvodol
822:Kovilje
812:Koporin
802:Kalenić
787:Gornjak
702:Banjska
598:Sources
441:Ottoman
285:History
267:Kolašin
254:) is a
247::
236:Serbian
99:Kolašin
1666:Kosovo
1599:Others
1482:Zavala
1477:Vozuća
1467:Tvrdoš
1427:Rožanj
1382:Liplje
1357:Ilinka
1312:Dobrun
1302:Detlak
1297:Bišnja
1257:Savina
1242:Podvrh
1217:Ostrog
1197:Morača
1122:Ćelije
1107:Bijela
1033:Sombor
847:Nimnik
817:Kovilj
792:Gradac
781:Gorioč
761:Ćelije
756:Bukovo
751:Beočin
723:Bođani
694:Serbia
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626:Serbia
614:
400:Berane
396:Arilje
291:Stefan
29:Morača
1656:Notes
1585:Pakra
1570:Medak
1565:Marča
1550:Krupa
1457:Tavna
1422:Rmanj
1402:Ozren
1377:Krupa
1362:Karno
1137:Donji
1112:Beška
1054:Zemun
947:Jazak
937:Divša
922:Tuman
837:Mesić
776:Fenek
746:Banja
728:Devič
650:Blago
418:Elias
210:Style
1545:Krka
1432:Sase
1337:Duži
1222:Piva
1059:Žiča
877:Rača
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