Lin, Paleochristian Church
The Paleochristian Church is a ruined church in Lin, Korçë County, Albania. Mosaics from the 4th-5th century have been discovered during excavations. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.Photo: Decius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: church in Albania
- Also known as: “Lin, Paleochristian Basilica”, “Paleochristian Church”, and “Paleochristian Church, Lin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Byzantine Church Ruins and Qafë Thanë.
Byzantine Church Ruins
Archaeological site
The Byzantine Church is a ruined church in Lin, Korçë County, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania. The church has been included within the possible UNESCO site of the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region. Byzantine Church Ruins is situated 2 km northwest of Lin, Paleochristian Church.
Qafë Thanë
Mountain saddle
Qafë Thanë is a mountain pass on the shores of Lake Ohrid in Albania. It is located in the southeastern Albanian mountains, close to the border between Albania and North Macedonia. Qafë Thanë is situated 3 km west of Lin, Paleochristian Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lin and Radožda.
Lin
Village
Lin is a village in the former Udënisht Municipality in Korçë County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Pogradec.
Radožda
Village
Photo: Македонец, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Radožda is a village in the Struga municipality in the southwestern region of North Macedonia. Radožda is situated 4½ km north of Lin, Paleochristian Church.
Mali Vlaj
Village
Photo: Slavica Panova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mali Vlaj is a village on the Jablanica Mountain in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia. Mali Vlaj is situated 6 km north of Lin, Paleochristian Church.
Lin, Paleochristian Church
- Categories: historic site, church ruin, grassland, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Korçë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.0658° or 41° 3′ 57″ northLongitude
20.64487° or 20° 38′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8GH23J8V+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 289832399OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassWikidata ID
Q3303067
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Hungarian—“Lin, Paleochristian Church” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Bazelika kristiane e Linit”
- Albanian: “Bazilika Paleokristiane, Lin”
- Bulgarian: “Линска базилика”
- Catalan: “Basílica de Lin”
- Chinese: “古基督教教堂”
- French: “basilique de Lin”
- French: “Basilique de Lin”
- Hungarian: “lini bazilika”
- Hungarian: “Lini bazilika”
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