Church of St. George, Kneževo

The Church of St. George (Croatian: Crkva svetog Đorđa,Serbian Cyrillic: Црква светог Ђорђа) in Kneževo is Serbian Orthodox church in eastern Croatia. Church was built by the decision of the King of Yugoslavia Alexander I of Yugoslavia in 1929 as a part of the royal summer residence.[1][2] There are two thrones, one for king and another one for queen, made of walnut wood which are part of interior of the church building.[1]

Church of St. George
Crkva svetog Đorđa
Црква светог Ђорђа
Church of St. George
45°48′33″N 18°39′29″E
LocationKneževo
CountryCroatia
DenominationSerbian Orthodox
History
DedicationSt. George
Architecture
StyleBaroque and Classicism
Administration
ArchdioceseEparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja

See also

References

  1. Sekulić, Srđan (July 2013). Православни храмови источне Славоније, Барање и западног Срема /2/ (PDF). Извор, Joint Council of Municipalities (in Serbian). Vukovar. VII (70). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  2. "Zadužbina kralja Aleksandara Karađorđevića u Kneževu". Srbi.hr, Joint Council of Municipalities. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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