Monasteries
Monastery of Saint Nicholas
It is located in the eastern part of present-day Kuršumlija, on a high plateau above the confluence of the Banjska River and the Toplica River. It is the oldest endowment of Stefan Nemanja (1166–1196), who, together with the nearby Monastery of the Holy Virgin, built it between 1159 and 1166 in the Toplica region, where he ruled as an appanage prince.
Monastery of the Holy Virgin
The Monastery of the Holy Virgin was built by Stefan Nemanja (1166–1196), near present-day Kuršumlija, on a plateau above the confluence of the Kosanica River and the Toplica River. The church was erected on the foundations of an older early Byzantine triconch church dating from the 6th century. It is believed that Stefan Nemanja built this endowment for his wife Ana, who became a nun there under the monastic name Anastasia.