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 Albania.
- Serbian Orthodox church
- …was formerly known as “Kisha e Shën Shirqit”
- Description: Ruins of a church and cultural monument in Northern Albania
- Address: Shirq
- Also known as“Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus”“Shirgj Monastery”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shirq and Mushan.
Shirq
Shirgj is a settlement in the former Dajç municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania.
Mushan
Village
Mushan is a settlement in the former Dajç municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania.
Oblikë
Village
Oblikë is a settlement in the former Ana e Malit municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. Oblikë is situated 3 km north of Shirgj Church.
Shirgj Church
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Latitude
41.99046° or 41° 59′ 26″ north
Longitude
19.43993° or 19° 26′ 24″ east
Open location code
8FHXXCRQ+5X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=serbian_orthodox
Wikidata ID
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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”
- 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”
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Highlights include Kisha e Shirqit and Qendra e biçikletave Dajç.
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