Aghios Nikolaos

The Church of Saint Nicholas is a Greek Orthodox church located in the Splanzia square in the town of Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.

Type: Church
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Description: church building in Chania, Crete Region, Greece
Also known as: “Agios Nikolaos in Chania” and “Church of Saint Nicholas, Chania”
Address: Χανιά

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kydonia and Plateia 1821.

Kydonia

Archaeological site

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

Kydonia, also known as Cydonia was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania near the west end of the island of Crete in Greece. The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan era as well as literary and historical sources. Kydonia is situated 270 metres northwest of Aghios Nikolaos.

Plateia 1821

Park

Photo: Fuesto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plateia 1821 is a park.

San Rocco

Church

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Rocco is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mournies and Perivolia.

Mournies

Village

Mournies is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is situated 4 km south of Aghios Nikolaos.

Perivolia

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Perivolia is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Aghios Nikolaos.

Nerokouros

Village

Nerokouros is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Nerokouros is situated 5 km south of Aghios Nikolaos.

Aghios Nikolaos

Categories: mosque, Eastern Orthodox church building, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
Location: Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.51641° or 35° 30′ 59″ north

Longitude

24.02226° or 24° 1′ 20″ east

Open location code

8G76G28C+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=greek_orthodox

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Turkish—“Aghios Nikolaos” goes by many names.

Bengali: “সেন্ট নিকোলাস গির্জা, হানিয়া”
French: “église Saint-Nicolas de La Canée”
French: “Église Saint-Nicolas de La Canée”
German: “Agios Nikolaos”
German: “Sankt-Nikolaus-Kirche”
Greek: “Άγιος Νικόλαος”
Greek: “Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου στη Σπλάντζια Χανίων”
Greek: “Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου”
Macedonian: “Црква „Св. Никола“ - Хања”
Macedonian: “Црква Свети Никола, Ханија”
Malay: “Gereja Saint Nicholas, Chania”
Portuguese: “Igreja ortodoxa grega de são nicolau”
Portuguese: “Igreja Ortodoxa Grega de São Nicolau”
Turkish: “Aya Nikola Kilisesi”
Turkish: “Hünkâr Camii”
Turkish: “İbrahim Camii”

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