Churches and Church Sites
Church of the Holy Trinity
Kuršumlija
The Church of the Holy Trinity is located in the center of Kuršumlija. The church was built in 1902. According to historical records, local café owners initiated its construction and collected funds so that the town center could have its own place of worship…
Byzantine Basilica
Kuršumlija
The ruins of an early Byzantine three-nave basilica from the 6th century are located on a rocky plateau above the confluence of the Kosanica and Toplica rivers, right next to the Niš–Priština main road, below Marina Tower. These are the remains of a complex of buildings, with the church as the central and largest structure…
Church of Saint Petka
Mačkovac
The Church of Saint Petka is located in the village of Mačkovac, on the fifth kilometer of the Kuršumlija–Blace intermunicipal road, on the left-hand side. The church was built through voluntary donations and the collective work of local residents…
Church of Saint Petka
Veliko Pupavce
The Church of Saint Petka is located in the area of Veliko Pupavce, along the road to Rudare, right next to the “Prolom Water” factory, 1.5 km from Hotel “Radan”. The church site was discovered in 1918. It is believed that the temple dates back to the Nemanjić period or even earlier…
Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Prolom Banja
Located in the very center of Prolom Banja, construction of the church began in 2010. In 2013, an attractive bridge named the Patriarch Irinej Bridge was built, and in 2014 the church fresco painting was completed in accordance with Byzantine iconography…
Church Lazarica
Prolom Banja
Church Lazarica (the Church of Saint Lazar) is located in the valley of the Prolom River at an altitude of 640 m. It is 2.5 km from the center of Prolom Banja. It is the only wooden church in the Toplica region. It was built in 1890 by settlers from Mount Golija on the foundations of an older temple…
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
Lukovska Banja
At the entrance to Lukovska Banja, in the Babići hamlet, at the village cemetery, stands the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. According to local tradition, the church was built by King Milutin during a period when several smelters for processing lead, copper, silver, and gold operated in this area…
Church of Saint George
Lukovska Banja
According to tradition, the Church of Saint George dates back to the Nemanjić era, but it was destroyed by the Ottomans. People used to gather around the church site on Saint George’s Day before it was destroyed during road construction…
Church of Saint Mina
Štava
The Church of Saint Mina (popularly known as Mrkšina Church) is located in the center of the village of Štava, 5.5 km from Lukovska Banja. According to local belief, the ancestors of today’s inhabitants brought their patron saint, Saint Mina, when they settled here and built the church during the reign of King Milutin…