Church of St. Paraskeva, Drsnik

Church of St. Petka (Albanian: Gërmadhat e Kishës varrezore e Shën Premtes, Serbian Cyrillic: Гробљанска црква Свете Петке у Дрснику) in Drsnik, in the municipality of Klina, Kosovo was built in the period from 1560 to 1570 and represents the immovable cultural heritage and a cultural monument of exceptional importance.

Church of St. Petka in Drsnik
Гробљанска црква Свете Петке у Дрснику
Religion
AffiliationSerbian Orthodox
Year consecrated1560/1570
Location
LocationDrsnik, Kosovo

Architecture

The graveyard church in Drsnik is a small church located in the centre of the village and dedicated to the Saint Petka (Saint Paraskevi). The church is a single-nave building with a plinth of rough stone and a complex roof covered with stone slabs. Two narrow windows, one on the south wall, and the other on the apse, illuminate the interior. The frescoes have been preserved only on the lower surfaces and show a clear drawing, coloristic variety and a high technological level of work. The church has no historical data, but based on the quality of frescoes it dates from the seventies of the 16th century.[1]

The destruction of the church in 1999

In June 1999, after the arrival of the Italian KFOR troops, the church was burned and badly damaged by Albanians.[1]

See also
  • Destroyed Serbian heritage in Kosovo

References
  1. Raspeto Kosovo

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