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St. Nicholas Church

Saint Nicholas Church is a Romanian Orthodox church in , dominating the historic district of . One of the oldest Orthodox churches in the country and an important cultural center for the Romanians in Țara Bârsei, it is documented as being built on the site of a wooden cross dating to 1292.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Romanian Orthodox
  • Description: heritage site in Braşov County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Saint Nicholas‘ church in Brașov”, “St. Nicholas Church, Braşov”, and “St. Nicholas Church, Brașov”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include ‘The First Romanian School’ Museum and Union Square.

Museum
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The First Romanian School is located on the grounds of the 15th-century St. Nicholas Church, itself located in the historic district of , in what is now , .

Square
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is situated 110 metres west of St. Nicholas Church.

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Catherine's Gate in , , was built by the Tailors’ Guild, in 1559 for defensive purposes to replace an old gate destroyed by a flood in 1526. is situated 550 metres northeast of St. Nicholas Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Șcheii Brașovului and Blumăna.

Neighborhood
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is the old ethnically Bulgarian and Romanian neighborhood of , a city in southeastern , Romania. This -like section of the town is mostly made up of small houses built along narrow roads with gardens and small fields on the slopes of the .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Photo: Kdanv, CC BY 3.0 ro.
is a neighborhood of and a Romanian ski resort. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from 50 hectares to 80 hectares and the slope’s length increased from 13.8 km to 23.9 km.

St. Nicholas Church

Latitude
45.63565° or 45° 38′ 8″ north
Longitude
25.58161° or 25° 34′ 54″ east
Elevation
609 metres (1,998 feet)
Open location code
8GQ7JHPJ+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 272882595
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­romanian_orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
7602104
Wiki­data ID
Q1086906
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Spanish—“St. Nicholas Church” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Николай (Брашов)”
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Nicolau (Brașov)”
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Nicolau”
  • Chinese: “圣尼古拉教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖尼古拉教堂”
  • Dutch: “St. Nicholas Church, Brasov”
  • French: “église Saint-Nicolas de Brașov”
  • French: “Église Saint-Nicolas de Brașov”
  • German: “St.-Nikolaus-Kirche”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Αγίου Νικόλαου”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית ניקולאיה, בראשוב”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Miklós-templom (Brassó)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Miklós-templom”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Nicola”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Nicola”
  • Japanese: “聖ニコラエ聖堂”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św. Mikołaja w Braszowie”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew świętego Mikołaja w Braszowie”
  • Portuguese: “Biserica Sfântul Nicolae”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Nicolau”
  • Romanian: “Ansamblul bisericii „Sf. Nicolae” din Șcheii Brașovului”
  • Romanian: “Biserica „Sf. Nicolae” cu paraclisele (Bunavestire și Înălțarea Domnului)”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sf. Nicolae din Braşov”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sf. Nicolae din Brașov”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sf. Nicolae din Șcheii Brașovului”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sf. Nicolae”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfântul Nicolae din Braşov”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfântul Nicolae din Brașov”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfântul Nicolae din Șcheii Brașovului”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfântul Nicolae”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Николая”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätého Mikuláša (Brašov)”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätého Mikuláša”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Nicolas”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Nicolás”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Nicolás”
  • Spanish: “La Biserica Sf Nicolae”
  • Spanish: “La Biserica Sf. Nicolae”

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