| Church of St. Petka in Drsnik Гробљанска црква Свете Петке у Дрснику | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox |
| Year consecrated | 1560/1570 |
| Location | |
| Location | Drsnik,Kosovo |
 Interactive map of Church of St. Petka in Drsnik Гробљанска црква Свете Петке у Дрснику | |
| Official name: Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Parascheva of the Balkans | |
| Type | Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated | 16 April 1958 |
| Reference no. | SK 1384 |
TheCemetery Church of St. Petka (Albanian:Kishës varrezore e Shen Premtes,Serbian Cyrillic:Гробљанска црква Свете Петке) is aSerbian Orthodox church inDresnik, in the municipality ofKlina,Kosovo. It was built in the period from 1560 to 1570 and has been designated acultural monument of exceptional importance. It was burned and damaged by the Albanians after theKosovo War ended in 1999.
The graveyard church inDresnik is a small church located in the centre of the village and dedicated to theSaint Petka (Saint Parascheva). 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 1570s.[1]
In June 1999, after the arrival of the ItalianKFOR troops, the church was burned and badly damaged by theKosovo Albanians.[1]
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