The Village of Gornji Matejevac
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The Village of Gornji Matejevac Gornji Matejevac is an inhabited place on the territory of City Municipality of Pantelej, City of Nis, Nisava District. It is located on the northern rim of the Ravine of Nis, at 8 km north-east from the Center of Nis. According to the Census in 2011, the population of Gornji Matejevac was 2513. There are 2 buslines from Nis to Gornji Matejevac: 15 PAS Nis – Donji Matejevac – Gronji Matejevac – Knez Selo and 15L Trg Kralja Aleksandra – Donji Matejevac –Gornji Matejevac. During winter, the bus line 15 L Trg Kralja Aleksandra – Donji Matejevac- Gornji Matejevac is canceled. THE CHURCH OF HOLLY TRINITY – THE LATIN CHURCH Above the Village of Gornji Matejevac, 7 km from the center of Nis, on the hill named Metoh, there is the most beautiful sacral building on this territory, the Latin Church. It was built during the reign of the Byzantinum ruler Manojlo II Komnin (1143 – 1180) who often visited Nis. THE MONASTERY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST Dated from the period of the reign of Nemanjici, 1 km north from the village, there is the Monastery of Saint John the Baptist. The Monastery is located above the Village of Gornji Matejevac in a small, 1,5 km long ravine, surrounded by the mountains of Svrljig. Acccording to a legend, this is the venue where leader of the Serbian Army, Stevan Sindjelic and his soldiers received their last communion prior to the Battle of Cegar. Near the Church, there are stone barricades which separated Karadjordje’s Serbia and the Ottoman Empire. The iconostasis is the significant work of Serbian art of the 19th century. The woodwork and the floral elements comprise the frame for 46 icons and a beautiful altar door. It was built by the skillful hands of the artist in 1885. In the vicinity of the object there is a water spring which the local population believes to have miraculous effect. The Church of St. Apostles Peter and Paul The Church of Ascension of Our Lord in Gornji Matejevac .