Divša monastery

Divša monastery

The Divša Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Дивша/Manastir Divša), also known as Đipša (Ђипша), is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is believed to have been founded by Despot Jovan Branković in the late 15th century. The earliest historical records about the monastery date to the second half of the 16th century.

Divša Monastery was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

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Coordinates: 45°10′04″N 19°29′02″E / 45.16778°N 19.48389°E / 45.16778; 19.48389

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