Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Suva Reka
| Church of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Suva Reka
Црква Светих Апостола Петра и Павла у Сувој Реци | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Suva Reka, Kosovo |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox |
| Year consecrated | 1938 |
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 razed to the ground by powerful explosives. In the courtyard of the church Local Albanians built parking lot.[1]
References
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- 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
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