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Pustinja

Located in Opština Valjevo, Kolubara Coordinates: 44°12′11″ N 19°42′10″ E

Map showing the location of Pustinja Pustinja
Location in Serbia
Nearest town
Vujinovača
2.6 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Belgrade · UTC+01:00
Elevation
440 m
above sea level
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
KVO Morava Airport83 km
TZL Tuzla International Airport83 km

About Pustinja

Pustinja is a tourist attraction. Location: Opština Valjevo, Kolubara.

From Wikipedia

Pustinja Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Пустиња, romanized: Manastir Pustinja) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in village of Poćuta near Valjevo in Central Serbia. According to local legends this monastery was built in the 13th century by King Saint Stefan Dragutin. Scientific researches found that the monastery was actually built in 1622 on the remnants of the older monastery which was built in the 11th century. The construction of the monastery was completed on 25 June 1622.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
Immovable Cultural Heritage of Great Importance

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Pustinja

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (117 mm)
Driest month
February (49 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Pustinja
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°15°20°23°25°25°21°16°9°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°4°9°12°14°13°10°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)5349566990117847969666962

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Pustinja

The nearest airport is Morava Airport (KVO), 83 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Tuzla International Airport (TZL) (83 km). The nearest large city is New Belgrade, 88 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Morava Airport (KVO) Kraljevo 83 kmsoutheast
  • Tuzla International Airport (TZL) Dubrave Gornje 83 kmwest
  • Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) Belgrade 84 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • New Belgrade Population: 209.8K 88 kmnortheast
  • Belgrade Population: 1.3M 90 kmnortheast
  • Zemun Population: 155.6K 90 kmnortheast
  • Niš Population: 250K 202 kmsoutheast
  • Timișoara Population: 250.8K 210 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pustinja

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 75 natural sites, 28 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

  • Kozomor Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Medvednik Mountain 5 kmW
  • Malić Mountain 25 kmS
  • Jablanik Mountain 4 kmSW

25–60 km30 places

  • Suvobor Mountain 39 kmE
  • Rajac Mountain 42 kmE
  • Oštrica Mountain 42 kmSE
  • Orovica Mountain 46 kmSE

60–100 km77 places

  • Ada Huja Island 94 kmNE
  • Malo Ratno Ostrvo Island 90 kmNE
  • Kalemegdan Mountain 91 kmNE
  • Troglav Mountain 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Vujinovača Village, Opština Valjevo
    2.6 km S
  • Tubravić Village, Opština Valjevo
    3.1 km E
  • Rebelj Village, Opština Valjevo
    0.9 km SW
  • Sovač Village, Opština Valjevo
    2.5 km N

Sources & licences

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