Lipno Church
Saint Nicholas Church on Lipno Island is a late 13th-century Russian Orthodox church sitting on a small island in the delta of the Msta River, 9 kilometres south of Novgorod.Photo: Vash Alex kun, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: church in Russia
- Also known as: “Saint Nicholas Church on Lipno Island” and “церковь Николая Чудотворца на Липне”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peryn Skete and Rurikovo Gorodische.
Peryn Skete
Suburb
Photo: Дар Ветер, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peryn skete, Peryn skete of the Nativity of the Theotokos is a skete near Novgorod, Russia. It was built on the site of a former alleged place of worship of Slavic god Perun. Peryn Skete is situated 5 km northwest of Lipno Church.
Rurikovo Gorodische
Suburb
Photo: Vash Alex kun, Public domain.
Rurikovo Gorodische, the primary settlement in the area known in Scandinavian sources as Holmgård, was the 9th century predecessor of Veliky Novgorod. The archaeological site is 2 km to the south of the current city center, across from Yuriev Monastery where the Volkhov River flows out of Lake Ilmen. Rurikovo Gorodische is situated 6 km northwest of Lipno Church.
Vitoslavlitsy
Suburb
Photo: Belliy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vitoslavlitsy is a suburb, which is situated 6 km northwest of Lipno Church.
Lipno Church
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, architectural landmark, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Novgorod Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.44883° or 58° 26′ 56″ northLongitude
31.3489° or 31° 20′ 56″ eastOpen location code
9GCHC8XX+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 219220210OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q4504846
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In Other Languages
From Bashkir to Western Frisian—“Lipno Church” goes by many names.
- Bashkir: “Липнолағы Никола сиркәүе”
- Chechen: “Липно гIайре тIехь лаьтташ йолу Николан килс”
- Chechen: “Липно гӀайре тӀехь лаьтташ йолу Николан килс”
- French: “église Saint-Nicolas sur la Lipna”
- French: “Église Saint-Nicolas sur la Lipna”
- German: “St.-Nikolaus-Kirche”
- Persian: “کلیسای لیپنو”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Nicolau da Ilha de Lipno”
- Russian: “Храм Николы на Липне”
- Russian: “Церковь Николы на Липне”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Nicolás en la isla de Lipno”
- Western Frisian: “Tsjerke fan de Hillige Nikolaas”
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