Balkans
Croatia
Šibenik-Knin County

St. Nicholas Fortress

St. Nicholas Fortress is a fortress located at the entrance to St. Anthony Channel, near the town of in central , . It was included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as part of "Venetian Works of Defence between 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da mar" in 2017.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fortress near the town of Šibenik, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Fort Saint Nicholas” and “Saint Nicolaus fortres”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jadrija Lighthouse and Šibenik Cathedral.

Lighthouse
Photo: JiriMatejicek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 370 metres west of St. Nicholas Fortress.

Church
Photo: SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of St. James in , , is a triple-nave Catholic basilica with three apses and a dome. It is the episcopal seat of the Šibenik diocese. is situated 3 km northeast of St. Nicholas Fortress.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Michael's Fortress is a medieval fort in , , , situated on a steep hill above the old historic center of the city. is situated 3½ km northeast of St. Nicholas Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jadrija and Zlarin.

Suburb
Photo: J3Y B6xE5aY, CC BY 3.0.
is a city district in , Croatia. It is a popular seaside resort located on a man-made peninsula at the entrance of the St. Anthony Channel leading to Šibenik.

Village
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is a small island off the coast of near the mainland city of . Administratively, it is part of . In the winter time, the island has a population of 284, but from March to October its population grows substantially to 1,500 people, mainly because people relocate from in the warmer months. is situated 3 km southwest of St. Nicholas Fortress.

Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic town in , located in central , where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. is one of the oldest self-governing cities on the Adriatic, the capital and cultural, educational, administrative and economic center of , and is also the third-largest town in the Dalmatian region.

St. Nicholas Fortress

Latitude
43.7215° or 43° 43′ 17″ north
Longitude
15.85479° or 15° 51′ 17″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Inception
16th century
Open location code
8FMQPVC3+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 164431391
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­fortress
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
12089224
Wiki­data ID
Q7590832
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Yakut—“St. Nicholas Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Nikolay qalası”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Никола”
  • Chinese: “聖尼古拉斯城塞”
  • Croatian: “Tvrđava sv. Nikole”
  • Croatian: “Utvrda sv. Nikole”
  • Czech: “Pevnost sv. Mikuláše”
  • Czech: “Pevnost svatého Mikuláše”
  • Czech: “Tvrđava sv. Nikole”
  • Czech: “Tvrđava svetog Nikole”
  • Czech: “Utvrda sv. Nikole”
  • French: “forteresse Saint-Nicolas”
  • French: “Forteresse Saint-Nicolas”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა ნიკოლოზის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Festung St. Nikolaus”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר ניקולס הקדוש”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Miklós erőd”
  • Italian: “Forte di San Nicola”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di San Niccolò”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di San Nicola”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di San Nicolò”
  • Macedonian: “Тврдина Свети Никола”
  • Maltese: “Fortizza ta‘ San Nikola”
  • Maltese: “Fortizza ta’ San Nikola”
  • Russian: “Крепость Святого Николая”
  • Russian: “Форт Святого Николая”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tvrđava sv. Nikole”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tvrđava Svetog Nikole”
  • Slovenian: “utrdba sv. Nikolaja v Šibeniško-kninski županiji”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de San Nicolás”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Niklas fästning”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Nikolaus fästning”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Святого Миколая”
  • Yakut: “Сибэтиэй Ньукуола кириэппэһэ”

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