Pirot, a city which belongs to the area of upper Ponisavlje, has rich historical and cultural past. This assertion is supported by the fact that there is a large number of churches in Pirot's vicinity. According to the inventory of the churches and monasteries recorded after the liberation from the Turks, there were thirteen monasteries and seventy-two churches in this area, there were a hundred and thirteen myrtle priests and eleven monastery priests. So, Pirot is also known as JERUSALEM MINOR.
- Church Birth of Christ in Pirot
or 18th century Pazarska Church
- Cathedral in Pirot or 19th century Tijabarska Church
- Church St. Petar and Pavle - Rsovci or 13th century
Pecinska church
- Church St. George - Slavinja , it is not known when it was
built,
picturesque in 1844.
- Church St. Nikola - Krupac , the second half of 17th century
- 13th century Church St. Nikole i St. Petka - Staničenje
- 15th century Church St. George - Osmakovo
- 19th century Church St. Trinity - Rudinje
- Church St. Arhangel Mihailo - Činiglavci, built in 1858.
- Church St. Unufrija - Bazovik, built in 1868.
- Church St. Nikola - Bela, built in 1854.
- Church St. Paraskeva - Brlog, built in 1878.
- Church St. Jovan Krstitelj - Gostuša, renovated in 1835.
It was built at the basis of an old temple
- Church in the village Gradašnica, built in the first half
of 19th century
- 15th century Church St. George - Dojkinci
- Church St. Jovan, former Vaznesenje Gospodnje - Dobri Do,
built
in 1849. It was built at the basis of an old temple, which
was built
in 1640 according to some written sources
- Church St. Trojice - Zaskovci
- 17th century Church Vaznesenje Gospodnje - Zavoj
(sunk when the dam HE "Pirot" was built )
- Church St. Trinitya - Izvor, built in 1883.
- Church St. Haralampije - Kostur, built in 1864.
- Church St. Paraskeva - Rosomač,built in 1868.
- 18th century Church St. Besrebrnik - Rasnica
- Church St. Mother of God - Sopot, built in 1849.
- Church St. Ilija - Srećkovac, built in 1876.
- Church St. Ignjata - Suvodol, built in 1838.
- 15th century Church St. Paraskeva - Temska
- Church St. Petke - Cerova, built 1875.
- Church St. Petar and Pavle- Crnoklište, built at the end
of 16th
and at the beginning of 17th century
- Church St. Ilija - Crvencevo
- 19th century Church St. Paraskeva - Topli Do
- 14th century Church St. Petka - Orlja
