An interesting story about its origin has Odžaklija Church, which is located across the „Široka čaršija“ street. It was built during the time of the Ottoman dominance, the age of lies and deception. The Turks were informed that a house was being built for the priest and that therefore a large fireplace, a chimney, had to be built. Then a church was built around this fireplace. Hence the church bears this name (fireplace with a chimney is „odžak“ in local language, so the name is Odžaklija church). In order not to be higher than the minarets of many mosques, the church was buried. The name of the church remains today, as an illustration of resourcefulness, but also the desire to preserve the Orthodox religion and Serbian identity even in the most difficult times.
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