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Sights in the region of Patalenitza – Batkun

 

"The Assumption" church in the village of Patalenitza

 

Except "St Dimitar" Church in Patalenitza there had been seven churches: "St Panteleymon", "St. Arahangel", "St Spas", "St. George" and a church which was situated 200 meters on the west of the village whose name the people’s memory couldn’t keep.
"The Assumption" Church has the most important role in present cultural-intellectual life in Patalenitza. According to the information of Plovdiv Bishopric this church is the oldest working one in Plovdiv Diocese from the epoch of the Ottoman Domination. It was built in 1708. "The Assumption" church is a small, one-nave building, with a vault arch roof and it is dug in the ground about 1 meter. This special feature reminds us about the geographical nearness to the region where had lived Muslim population (Turks, Tatars, Jurouks). In the village of
 

"The Assumption" Church

 

Tzrantcha there was a Turkish minority, too. Probably there was a Turkish minority in Patalenitza even though professor Batakliev denies it. The church in Batkun, which is situated in its contrary direction, is not dug in the ground.

The bars of the church in Patalenitza are not authentic. They dated from the second quarter of this age. The heght is 2.5 meters with the altar, its width is 6 meters and there is not a dome. In the past there were two sections: for women and for men. The women’s one was higher and they could go downstairs to the men’s section. The iconostasis of the church is from wood, without woodcarving, with 3 lines of icons. The icons on the iconostasis and walls are dated mainly from 19th century. The names of the donors are written down on some of them. In the middle of the 19th century there was a monastery school which was absolutely autonomous from the school in "St. St. Peter and Pavel" Monastery.