Bolnisi-german culture (Katharinenfeld)

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Stop At: Bolnisi Zion Cathedral, Bolnisi, Georgia

Bolnisi Zion (Sioni) is the oldest temple of the V century, which is located in the village of Bolnisi and is an important monument of Georgian architecture, since it was Bolnisi Zion that preserved for us the oldest inscription on the alphabet “asomtavruli“ and the Bolnisi Cross.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: St. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church, 10 Kita Abashidze Street, Tbilisi 0102 Georgia

The Peter and Paul Church, which became for Bolnisi the most important event of the immediate past, as another religious center was added to already existing churches and temples. Rising to the skies, a magnificent temple like a pearl adorns Mount Elias, where Kvemo Kartli is entirely visible like on the palm of the hand, filling visitors with indelible impressions.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Bolnisi Museum, Bolnisi, Georgia

The Bolnisi Museum of Local History is a place where the past of this city is carefully represented. The museum stores all literary, creative or working materials, with which the Germans created a unique culture in the place of Bolnisi and left as an example to the Georgian people.


Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Bolnisi, Georgia

Bolnisi is a city that for a century has been a place of residence for Germans in the neighborhood with Georgians. Escaped from adversity, the Germans settled on the flavoured territory of Bolnisi, founded the commune Katharinenfeld, where everything was created with great work and love, as evidenced by the almost extant homes, huge wine cellars and water mills.

Duration: 1 hour