Nikolje Monastery is one of the most important monasteries in the Kablar Gorge Ovčar. Although we do not know the exact date of its foundation, the age of the monastery can be guessed from some of its paintings, dating from the end of the 15th century. The monastery church also has frescoes dating from 1587 and 1637 and from the 19th century.
It is believed that the monastery of Jovanje existed before the battle of Kosovo in 1389. However, the present monastery was built in 1957 after the construction of Lake Medjuvrsje. The former church dedicated to St. John the Baptist was flooded during the construction of the hydroelectric power plant and Lake Medjuvrsje.
The Monastery of the Transfiguration, located in the gorge of Ovčar-Kablar, was originally situated on the other side (left) of the Western Morava, but was demolished in 1910 due to the construction of the railway Čačak-Višegrad. The first mention of the Monastery of the Transfiguration in written sources is related to the year 1525.
It is believed that the Ascension Monastery was built in the 12th or 13th century. Until 1937 it was in ruins, probably due to Ottoman attacks. Bishop Nikolaj Žički renovated the temple in 1937.
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