Zvjerinac: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Zvjerinac is home to the Church of St. Ana, which is considered a sacred building. The Sveta Lazarica Monastery is also located in the village and is one of the votive churches of Orthodox Dalmatia.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Zvjerinac will focus their accommodation search on this location.

Geographical location

Zvjerinac lies on the edge of the Kosovo polje, a karst field covering approximately 27 km² at an elevation of around 235 to 275 metres. The Kosovčica stream flows near the village.

The regional road ŽC 6058 connects Biskupija and Orlić with Zvjerinac and with the DC33.

Landscape

Zvjerinac is part of a cultivated landscape with agricultural land and green areas. Sveta Lazarica and St. Ana are listed among the religious cultural heritage sites of the municipality of Biskupija.

Culture and history

Construction of the Lazarica Church began in 1874 and was completed on Vidovdan in 1889. The church was built using masonry techniques inspired by Moravian architecture.

A new bell tower was built at Lazarica in 1935. In 1940, Lazarica became a monastery and a metochion of Krka Monastery.

After suffering war damage, Sveta Lazarica was gradually restored from the late 1990s until 2012. The artistically decorated iconostasis was commissioned in 1902; its icons were painted by the master Toša.

Traditionally, a Vidovdan gathering is held at Sveta Lazarica on 28 June. Ilindanski susreti is listed as a cultural event associated with Zvjerinac in Biskupija.

For the higher-level travel overview: Općina Biskupija.