Odžaklija
| Odžaklija | |
|---|---|
The church | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodoxy |
| Leadership | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Location | |
| Location | Leskovac, Serbia |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1805-1812 |
The Odžaklija church (Serbian: Оџаклија, Chimney church also known as the Old church, Стара црква) is an early 19th-century Serbian Orthodox church located in Leskovac, Serbia.
It was built during the First Serbian Uprising of the Serbian revolution. The Ottoman Empire forbade the locals to build a church, so the people announced the building of a home to the town priest, adding a nonfunctioning chimney to fool the Turkish lords.
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