Beška (island)
| Beška (island) | ||
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| Waters | Skadar Lake | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 9 '53 " N , 19 ° 13' 46" E | |
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| surface | 15 ha | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Beška ( Serbian Бешка ) is an approx. 15 hectare small island in Montenegro , which is about 400 meters away from the village Murici ( municipality of Bar ) on the southern shore of Lake Skadar .
There are two medieval churches on the island :
- The Church of the Blessed Virgin , built in 1440 for Helena, daughter of Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović . The sacred building has a small single-nave structure with a central tower above the gable. The church was restored to a more modern form after it threatened to deteriorate.
- St. George , built in 1442. The single-nave building has a dome and semicircular apsidia that give the choir the shape of a clover leaf. The church has a narthex and a central bell tower above the entrance.
See also
Web links
- Zeit Online: Auf Gottes Scholle , published and accessed on December 6, 2011