| Church of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Suva Reka
Црква Светих Апостола Петра и Павла у Сувој Реци Kisha e Apostull Pjetrit dhe Palit | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox |
| Year consecrated | 1938 |
| Location | |
| Location | Suva Reka, Kosovo |
Church of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul was a Serbian Orthodox church located in Suva Reka, city and seat of the eponymous municipality in central Kosovo and Metohija. The church was built in 1938, and it belonged to the Diocese of Raška and Prizren of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Upon arrival of the German KFOR troops in the area of Suva Reka in June 1999, and when Albanians took over administration of the town, the church was vandalized and looted. In the early morning on 19 July 1999 the church was destroyed by powerful explosives. Local Albanians built a parking lot in the courtyard of the former church.
References
Further reading
- Ferrari, Silvio; Benzo, Andrea (2014). Between Cultural Diversity and Common Heritage: Legal and Religious Perspectives on the Sacred Places of the Mediterranean. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781317175032.
External links
- Списак уништених и оскрнављених цркава на Косову и Метохији јун-октобар 1999) ("The list of destroyed and desecrated churches in Kosovo and Metohija June–October 1999") (in Serbian)
42°21′41.5″N 20°49′51.5″E / 42.361528°N 20.830972°E / 42.361528; 20.830972
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