Church of St. Nicholas, Slovinje
| Church of St. Nicholas, Slovinje
Црква Светог Николе, Словињe | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Slovinje, Kosovo |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox |
| Year consecrated | 16th century |
Church of St. Nicholas was a Serbian Orthodox church located in Slovinje, in the municipality of Lipljan, Kosovo and Metohija. It was completely destroyed by Albanian extremists in 1999.[1]
History
The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was built in the 16th century. The first time it was demolished was in the 19th century and all construction material was sold 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 temple was destroyed by Albanian extremists. On 17 July 1999 the church was dynamited and destroyed to the ground.[2]
References
Еxternal links
- Cultural monuments in Serbia: Church of St. Nicholas (web-page of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts)
- 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
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