Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci
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Church of St. Nicholas ( hr, Crkva svetog Nikole, sr, Hram svetog Nikole / Храм светог Николе) in Mirkovci is Serbian Orthodox church in eastern Croatia. The church was constructed in period between 1804 and 1813. It was reconstructed three times in the 20th century, firstly in 1912 during Austria-Hungary, then in 1975 in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and finally in 1993 during the
Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugosl ...
when Mirkovci were part of self-proclaimed
SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia The Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srpska autonomna oblast Istočna Slavonija, Baranja i Zapadni Srem, Српска аутономна област Источна Славонија, ...
. In March 2013 the church's wall was vandalized with engraving of fascist Ustashe symbol. The same incident happened again next month, this time with the inscription in lacquer spray.


See also

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Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja (Serbian Cyrillic: Епархија осјечкопољска и барањска or Епархија осечкопољска и барањска; hr, Osječkopoljska i baranjska eparhija) is an eparchy (d ...
* Mirkovci * Serbs of Croatia *
Church of St. Panteleimon, Mirkovci Church of St. Panteleimon ( sr-cyr, Црква светог Пантелејмона, hr, Crkva svetog Panelejmona) known also as Vodica ( sr-cyr, Водица) in Mirkovci in eastern Croatia is a secondary Serbian Orthodox church of the local ...
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List of Serbian Orthodox churches in Croatia Territory of modern-day Croatia is divided between 7 eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church. 5 of them have their seat in Croatia, one in Serbia and one in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of March 2021 the central public ''Records of Religious Comm ...


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