Cultural Heritage Monuments Covered by the Reconstruction Programme (2004–2011)

The post-March 2004 recovery programme encompassed 35 heritage sites across Kosovo: UNESCO-listed medieval cathedrals and monasteries, 19th- and 20th-century urban churches, village parish churches, monastic residences, episcopal seats, and a memorial sculptor's studio.

Geographic Distribution of Monuments

Peć / Pejë Mitrovica Priština / Prishtinë Prizren Gnjilane / Gjilan #01 Church of the Holy Virgin of Ljeviš, Prizren (Prizren)#02 Holy Archangels Monastery, Prizren (Prizren)#03 Devič Monastery (Monastery of St Joanikije), Lauša (Srbica / Skenderaj) (Skenderaj / Srbica (Llaushë / Lauša))#04 + 14 Cathedral Church of St George and Episcopal Residence, Prizren (Prizren)#05 Church of St Nicholas (Tutić’s Church), Prizren (Prizren)#06 Church of the Holy Saviour, Prizren (Prizren)#07 Old Church of St George (Runović’s Church), Prizren (Prizren)#08 Church of St Elias, Vučitrn / Vushtrri (Vučitrn / Vushtrri)#09 Church of St Sava, Kosovska Mitrovica / Mitrovicë (Kosovska Mitrovica / Mitrovicë)#10 Church of St Nicholas, Pristina / Prishtinë (Pristina / Prishtinë)#11 Church of St Andrew / St Elias, Podujevo / Podujevë (Podujevo / Podujevë)#12 Orthodox Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prizren (Prizren)#13 Church of the Birth of the Holy Virgin, Softović (Uroševac / Ferizaj) (Uroševac / Ferizaj)#15 Church of St Parasceve (Sveta Petka), Donja Šipašnica (Kamenica) (Kamenica / Kamenicë)#16 Church of St Kyriake (Sveta Nedelja), Prizren (Prizren)#17 Church of St Nicholas, Kosovo Polje (Fushë Kosovë) (Kosovo Polje / Fushë Kosovë)#18 Church of the Holy King Uroš, Uroševac (Ferizaj) (Uroševac / Ferizaj)#19 Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Muhadžer Talinovac (Uroševac / Ferizaj) (Uroševac / Ferizaj)#20 Serbian Town Cemetery and Chapel, Uroševac (Ferizaj) (Uroševac / Ferizaj)#21 St Elias Chapel, Varoš Selo (Uroševac / Ferizaj) (Uroševac / Ferizaj)#22 Church of St John the Baptist, Peć (Peja) (Peć / Peja / Pejë)#23 Church of the Presentation of the Holy Virgin, Belo Polje (Peć / Peja) (Peć / Peja / Pejë)#24 Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Đakovica (Gjakova) (Đakovica / Gjakova / Gjakovë)#25 Church of St Elias, Bistražin (Đakovica / Gjakova) (Đakovica / Gjakova / Gjakovë)#26 Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, Đakovica (Gjakova) (Đakovica / Gjakova / Gjakovë)#27 Chapel of St Lazarus, Piskote (Đakovica / Gjakova) (Đakovica / Gjakova / Gjakovë)#28 Atelier, Gallery and Museum of Agim Çavdarbasha, Čaglavica (Pristina) (Pristina / Prishtinë)#29 Church of St Parasceve (Sveta Petka), Vitina (Viti) (Vitina / Viti)#30 Church of St Michael, Obilić (Obiliq) (Obilić / Obiliq)#31 Church of the Presentation of the Holy Virgin, Lipljan (Lipjan) (Lipljan / Lipjan)#32 Church of Sts Florus and Laurus, Lipljan (Lipjan) (Lipljan / Lipjan)#33 Church of St Michael, Štimlje (Shtime) (Štimlje / Shtime)#34 Church and Guest House of St Kyriake (Sveta Nedelja), Brnjača (Orahovac / Rahovec) (Orahovac / Rahovec)#35 Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Istok (Istog) (Istok / Istog)
Church of the Holy Virgin of Ljeviš, Prizren #01
Prizren

Church of the Holy Virgin of Ljeviš, Prizren

The Church of the Holy Virgin of Ljeviš (Bogorodica Ljeviška) in Prizren, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God, is a royal foundation of Serbian King…

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Cultural Heritage Monuments Covered by the Reconstruction Programme (2004–2011)
No. Monument Municipality Period Status
#01 Church of the Holy Virgin of Ljeviš, Prizren Prizren 14th century (1306–1307, over the remains of an 11th-century basilica) Multi-phase Recovery
#02 Holy Archangels Monastery, Prizren Prizren 14th century (medieval complex); new monastic building and workshop built in the 1990s Works Deferred
#03 Devič Monastery (Monastery of St Joanikije), Lauša (Srbica / Skenderaj) Skenderaj / Srbica (Llaushë / Lauša) 15th century (renewed in the 19th century, destroyed in WWII, rebuilt 1947–1960) Reconstructed
#04 + 14 Cathedral Church of St George and Episcopal Residence, Prizren Prizren Second half of the 19th century (1856–1887); bell tower added later over the west facade Reconstructed
#05 Church of St Nicholas (Tutić’s Church), Prizren Prizren 14th century (1331–1332, founded by Dragoslav Tutić — monk Nikola and his wife Bela); restored in the 1960s Reconstructed
#06 Church of the Holy Saviour, Prizren Prizren 14th century (c. 1330, founded by nobleman Mladen Vladojević); walls of the newer church added in the 19th century (1836) Multi-phase Recovery
#07 Old Church of St George (Runović’s Church), Prizren Prizren 14th–16th century (Late Byzantine style) Protective Works
#08 Church of St Elias, Vučitrn / Vushtrri Vučitrn / Vushtrri 1834 (over the remains of a 16th–17th-century church) Multi-phase Recovery
#09 Church of St Sava, Kosovska Mitrovica / Mitrovicë Kosovska Mitrovica / Mitrovicë Late 19th century (1896–1912) Multi-phase Recovery
#10 Church of St Nicholas, Pristina / Prishtinë Pristina / Prishtinë Early 19th century (1830), exonarthex and dome added in the 20th century Multi-phase Recovery
#11 Church of St Andrew / St Elias, Podujevo / Podujevë Podujevo / Podujevë 1929/1930 (last reconstructed prior to 2004 in 1971) Reconstructed
#12 Orthodox Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prizren Prizren 19th century (1871, Uncle Sima’s Building / Sima Igumanov Endowment) and 20th-century additions (1990s) Documented
#13 Church of the Birth of the Holy Virgin, Softović (Uroševac / Ferizaj) Uroševac / Ferizaj 20th century (1930) Reconstructed
#15 Church of St Parasceve (Sveta Petka), Donja Šipašnica (Kamenica) Kamenica / Kamenicë 20th century Protective Works
#16 Church of St Kyriake (Sveta Nedelja), Prizren Prizren 14th century (present structure built in the 1960s over 14th-century church remains) Reconstructed
#17 Church of St Nicholas, Kosovo Polje (Fushë Kosovë) Kosovo Polje / Fushë Kosovë 20th century (c. 1929 in RIC record) Multi-phase Recovery
#18 Church of the Holy King Uroš, Uroševac (Ferizaj) Uroševac / Ferizaj 20th century (1933) Multi-phase Recovery
#19 Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Muhadžer Talinovac (Uroševac / Ferizaj) Uroševac / Ferizaj 20th century Multi-phase Recovery
#20 Serbian Town Cemetery and Chapel, Uroševac (Ferizaj) Uroševac / Ferizaj Graves of various periods; modern 20th-century cemetery chapel Multi-phase Recovery
#21 St Elias Chapel, Varoš Selo (Uroševac / Ferizaj) Uroševac / Ferizaj Late 20th century (modern construction) Multi-phase Recovery
#22 Church of St John the Baptist, Peć (Peja) Peć / Peja / Pejë 20th century (completed 1982) Multi-phase Recovery
#23 Church of the Presentation of the Holy Virgin, Belo Polje (Peć / Peja) Peć / Peja / Pejë 16th century (restored 1868; protected monument) Protective Works
#24 Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Đakovica (Gjakova) Đakovica / Gjakova / Gjakovë Late 1990s (built on the site of an early 20th-century mausoleum church) Works Deferred
#25 Church of St Elias, Bistražin (Đakovica / Gjakova) Đakovica / Gjakova / Gjakovë 1991 (built on the site of a destroyed early 20th-century church) Documented
#26 Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, Đakovica (Gjakova) Đakovica / Gjakova / Gjakovë 19th century (on the site of an older 16th-century foundation) Multi-phase Recovery
#27 Chapel of St Lazarus, Piskote (Đakovica / Gjakova) Đakovica / Gjakova / Gjakovë 20th century (1991–1994) Documented
#28 Atelier, Gallery and Museum of Agim Çavdarbasha, Čaglavica (Pristina) Pristina / Prishtinë 20th century Documented
#29 Church of St Parasceve (Sveta Petka), Vitina (Viti) Vitina / Viti 19th–20th century Reconstructed
#30 Church of St Michael, Obilić (Obiliq) Obilić / Obiliq 1990s (unfinished building at the time of assessment) Protective Works
#31 Church of the Presentation of the Holy Virgin, Lipljan (Lipjan) Lipljan / Lipjan 14th century (with archaeological remains from the 4th–6th centuries) Protective Works
#32 Church of Sts Florus and Laurus, Lipljan (Lipjan) Lipljan / Lipjan 20th century (built next to the 14th-century Church of the Presentation #31) Reconstructed
#33 Church of St Michael, Štimlje (Shtime) Štimlje / Shtime Early 20th century (1920–1922) Protective Works
#34 Church and Guest House of St Kyriake (Sveta Nedelja), Brnjača (Orahovac / Rahovec) Orahovac / Rahovec Rebuilt in 1975 Reconstructed
#35 Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Istok (Istog) Istok / Istog 20th century (1929) Multi-phase Recovery