Vrućevce Mosque Explained

Vrućevce Mosque
Native Name:Xhamia në Vryqec
Location:Vrućevce, Kamenica, Kosovo
Built:1826
Designation1 Type:Architectural
Designation1 Criteria:Under protection
Designation1 Number:246

The Vrućevce Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia në Vryqec) is a cultural heritage monument built in 1826 in Vrućevce, Kamenica, Kosovo.[1] [2] Built of clay-mortared stone, the mosque lies halfway between Vrućevce and Marovce, and the two villages share it as a place of worship. There is no minaret.

Description

The mosque is unusual in that the prayer hall is dual, with two rooms on either side of a narrow central corridor. One side room is for the imam to preach, the other serves as lodgings for imams from another village. the 70-cm-thick stone wall and the low height of the building speaks to its unusually recent construction, though the hall's interior is relatively standard.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krasniqi . Memli . LISTA E TRASHËGIMISË KULTURORE PËR MBROJTJE TË PËRKOHSHME . Cultural Heritage Without Borders Kosovo . Government of Kosovo . 25 August 2020 . 9 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Intervenime në asetet e trashëgimisë kulturore në regjionin e Gjilanit dhe Ferizajt - Lajmet - Ministria e Kulturës, Rinisë dhe Sportit . 2023-07-02 . www.mkrs-ks.org.
  3. Book: Kadriu . Sherafedin . Trashëgimia kulturore e rajonit të Gjilanit . 17 November 2016 . National Library of Kosovo . Pristina . 978-9951-8760-3-2 . 93.