Shirgj Church

The Shirgj Church, also known as the Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, is a ruined former Benedictine monastery in the village of Shirgj on the river Buna in northern .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
  • Description: Ruins of a church and cultural monument in Northern Albania
  • Also known as: “Kisha e Shën Shirqit”, “Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus”, and “Shirgj Monastery”
  • Address: Shirq

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dajç.

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is a village and a former municipality in the , northwestern . At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality . The population at the 2011 census was 3,885. is situated 2 km west of Shirgj Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shirq and Mushan.

Village
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shirgj is a settlement in the former municipality, , northern . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality .

Village
is a settlement in the former municipality, , northern . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality .

Village
is a settlement in the former municipality, , northern . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 3 km north of Shirgj Church.

Shirgj Church

Latitude
41.99046° or 41° 59′ 26″ north
Longitude
19.43993° or 19° 26′ 24″ east
Open location code
8FHXXCRQ+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 314237699
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­serbian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q12758543
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Shirgj Church” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kisha e Shirgjit”
  • Albanian: “Rrenojat e Kishës Se Shirgjit”
  • Basque: “Shirgj monasterioa”
  • Bulgarian: “Манастир Свети Сергий и Вакх”
  • Bulgarian: “Св. св. Сергий и Вакх”
  • German: “Kirche St. Sergius”
  • German: “Kirche von Shirgj”
  • German: “Kirche von Shirq”
  • German: “Ruinen der Kirche von Shirgj”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Shirgj”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Светих Сергија и Вакха на Бојани”
  • Serbian: “Манастир светих Срђа и Ваха на Бојани”
  • Serbian: “Самостан светих Срђа и Ваха на Бојани”
  • Serbian: “Самостан Светих Срђа и Ваха на Бојани”
  • Serbian: “Самостан светих Срђа и Ваха”
  • Serbian: “Самостан Светог Срђа на Бојани”
  • Serbian: “Самостан светог Срђа на ушћу Бојане”
  • Serbian: “Свети Срђ (манастир на Бојани)”
  • Serbian: “Црква светих Срђа и Ваха на Бојани”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de los Santos Sergio y Baco en Bojana”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Shirgj”
  • Turkish: “Shirgj kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Shirgj Kilisesi”

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