Saint Nicholas's Church is a cultural heritage monument in Drajčići,

Prizren Prizren ( sq-definite, Prizreni, ; sr-cyr, Призрен) is the second List of cities and towns in Kosovo, most populous city and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality of Kosovo and seat of the eponymous municipality and District of Prizren, ...

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. The church, dedicated to

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, lies in the Milaçiq neighborhood of Sredska, near the primary school, and was built around 1575-1600. Sredska is located west of Prizren on the road to Prevalla. The rectangular-plan church includes a triangular

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on the eastern wall, and its one story is covered by a semi-arched vault. The western entrance includes the

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and

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. The building includes a mix of

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and river stones bound with

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, with no plaster on the outside but white plaster on the interior. The two-story roof is covered with lead and sheet metal tiles, and the façade includes semicircular windows and similarly arched niches. An elaborate

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can be found on the interior wall. The village cemetery is located in the churchyard.

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