Uspenska church, Zrenjanin, Serbian Orthodox church in Zrenjanin, Serbia
Uspenska Church is a single-nave Serbian Orthodox building in Zrenjanin with a semicircular apse and a bell tower added in 1757–1758 above the western narthex. Its Baroque design resembles the Orthodox Cathedral in Sremski Karlovci. The gilded iconostasis was carved by Aksentije Marković between 1785 and 1790.
This place of worship was built in 1746 and stands as the oldest religious structure in Zrenjanin. It survived a major city fire in 1807 because of its protective roof tiles.
The church is also called Svetosavska, after Svetosavska Street, and Varoška, meaning the town church. Its carved baroque iconostasis was made between 1785 and 1790 by Aksentije Marković, with icons by Dimitrije Popović finished in 1815 by Georgije Popović. A side chapel on the choir gallery holds a small 18th-century iconostasis by an unknown master.
The building is located on Svetosavska Street and welcomes visitors who wish to see its architectural features and religious spaces. Since services take place regularly, visitors should be respectful of any ongoing worship and adjust their behavior accordingly.
The two marble crosses in the churchyard were removed from Zrenjanin's two town squares in the 1950s and brought here. They are the only surviving traces of those former square monuments, and they stand beside the oldest church in the city, built in 1746.
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