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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  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of 4 metres (13 feet)
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from the 16th century
  • Description: fortress near the town of Šibenik, Croatia
  • Also known as
    “Fort Saint Nicholas”
    “Saint Nicolaus fortres”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jadrija Lighthouse and Šibenik Cathedral.
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is a lighthouse on the left side of the St. is situated 370 metres west of St. Nicholas Fortress.
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The Cathedral of St. James or simply … is situated 3 km northeast of St. Nicholas Fortress.
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St. Michael's Fortress is a medieval fort in … is situated 3½ km northeast of St. Nicholas Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jadrija and Zlarin.
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is a city district in , Croatia, and the town's oldest official public beach.
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is a small island off the coast of near the mainland city of . is situated 3 km southwest of St. Nicholas Fortress.
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is a historic town in , located…

St. Nicholas Fortress

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Latitude
43.7215° or 43° 43′ 17″ north
Longitude
15.85479° or 15° 51′ 17″ east
Open location code
8FMQPVC3+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 164431391
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­fortress
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
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”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaasfort”
  • 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”
  • Turkish: “St. Nicholas Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Святого Миколая”
  • Yakut: “Сибэтиэй Ньукуола кириэппэһэ”

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