Church of St. Nicholas, Slovinje
Church of St. Nicholas Црква Светог Николе Kisha e Shën Kollës | |
---|---|
Religion | |
Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox |
Year consecrated | 16th century / 1996 |
Location | |
Location | , Kosovo[a] |
Architecture | |
Demolished | 19th century / 1999 |
Official name: Crkva Sv. Nikole | |
Type | Monument of Culture |
Designated | 24 January 1967[1] |
Church of St. Nicholas (Serbian: Црква Светог Николе / Crkva Svetog Nikole; Albanian: Kisha e Shën Kollës) was a Serbian Orthodox church located in , in the municipality of Lipljan, Kosovo[a]. The church was built in 16th century, demolished in 19th century, and rebuilt in 1996. It was again completely demolished by the Kosovo Albanians in 1999.[2]
History[]
The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was built in the 16th century. The first time Albanians demolished it in the 19th century and sold all the construction material to the company that built Kosovo railway (1871-1873).
The church was rebuilt in 1996. After the arrival of the British KFOR troops in June 1999, the church was again demolished by the Kosovo Albanians. On 17 July 1999, the church was dynamited and razed to the ground.[3]
Notes[]
a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 states later withdrew their recognition. |
References[]
Sources[]
- "Crkva Sv. Nikole". Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. 2006.
External links[]
- The list of destroyed and desecrated churches in Kosovo and Metohija June-October 1999 (Списак уништених и оскрнављених цркава на Косову и Метохији јун-октобар 1999)
- The list of destroyed, burned and demolished churches (Spisak uništenih, spaljenih i demoliranih crkava), svetosavlje.org
- St. Nicholas Center photo gallery
- Serbian Orthodox church buildings in Kosovo
- Churches in Pristina
- Medieval Serbian sites in Kosovo
- Destroyed churches in Kosovo
- Persecution of Serbs
- Religious organizations established in the 1600s
- Former Serbian Orthodox churches
- 16th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings
- 1600 establishments in Europe
- Cultural heritage of Kosovo
- Protected Monuments of Culture
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1999