St. Nicholas church

St. Nicholas Church in Bratislava is an Orthodox church situated on the castle hill next to the in the historical part of , the capital of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Also known as: “Chrám sv. Mikuláša”, “Kostol svätého Mikuláša”, “Nikolauskirche (Bratislava-Staré Mesto)”, “pravosl. chrám sv. Mikuláša”, “St. Nicholas Church, Bratislava”, and “St. Nicholas‘ Church”
  • Address: Mikulášska 7277/5A, 7277, Staré Mesto, Bratislava, 81101

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bratislava Castle and House at the Good Shepherd.

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is the main castle of , the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the , directly above the river, in the middle of Bratislava. is situated 210 metres west of St. Nicholas church.

Historic building
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The House of the Good Shepherd is a narrow, Rococo-style building in , , located in the below . It was built in 1760–1765 by notable Bratislava master-mason Matej Hollrigl. is situated 100 metres southeast of St. Nicholas church.

Museum
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The Museum of Jewish Culture is a museum in , , which focuses on the history of the Jews in Slovakia. Opened in 1993, it is a component of the Slovak National Museum, and its director is Pavol Mešťan. is situated 110 metres north of St. Nicholas church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vydrica and Bratislava.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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, is the capital and largest city of . It has a population of more than 475,000, and is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the country.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

St. Nicholas church

Latitude
48.14307° or 48° 8′ 35″ north
Longitude
17.1032° or 17° 6′ 12″ east
Open location code
8FWV44V3+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 243353518
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q4177964
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovak—“St. Nicholas church” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Chrám svatého Mikuláše”
  • French: “église Saint-Nicolas”
  • French: “Église Saint-Nicolas”
  • German: “Nikolaikirche”
  • German: “Nikolauskirche”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Miklós templom”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św. Mikołaja w Bratysławie”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Николая”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätého Mikuláša”

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