In the depths of a Serbian forest, one tree hides a secret. Even though this oak tree looks like a home of a hobbit or of some other fairy-tale creature, its real purpose is quite different.

It’s not a home of a lonesome wizard, nor a tree house, it is in fact a house of God.

Yes, it is a church!

This miniature church was made by Dragoljub Krstić in 1991, and it is located in the village of Jovac, near Vladičin Han, at the very south of Serbia.

This unusual church of St. Panteleimon is special not only because it was built in a tree, but because it was built in an oak tree, which bears special meaning in Slavic and Serbian mythology.

Oak tree church Serbia
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The oak was considered a sacred tree and was linked to the old pagan god Perun.

Regardless of the artist’s reason for building this church, it is impossible to deny its uniqueness and beauty.

It is truly an enchanting little shrine in nature’s embrace.

If you’re already here, don’t miss…

Seeing for yourself why everybody calls Leskovac the home of the best grill in the world. The famous leskovačka pljeskavica and the ćevapi will blow your mind! Also, if you want to please your eyes as much as you did your stomach, make sure you visit Vlasina Lake’s floating islands.

You can work of the calories you consumed by feasting on those pljeskavicas by hiking on the Kukavica mountain, and after you can that take some time to relax at the Sijarinska spa.

Visiting Vranje, a town at the crossroads of historical paths.The combination of natural resources, old but beautiful houses strung along the cobbled streets, and numerous remains of Ottoman architecture, make this city the meeting point of the East and the West, the Orient and Europe. Don’t miss on its sevdah. And merak.

 

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Dragoljub KrstićJovac villageSouth of Serbiatiny oak churchVladičin Han

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