Culture and History
Kosovska Mitrovica - being a medieval settlement, is rich in famous edificies and monuments: the Church of St. Dimitri originating from the fourteenth century, and the Church of St. Sava from the nineteenth century. In the vicinity of Kosovska Mitrovica is the Devič Monastery, the first mention of which was found in 1578.
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