Church of St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas Church is an Albanian Orthodox church in Shelcan, Elbasan County, Albania. Its interior is completely covered with frescoes by Onufri. It became a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1948.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: church and culture heritage monument in Albania
- Also known as: “Church St. Nicholas”, “Grabovë Church”, “Kisha e Shën Kollit (Shelçan, Elbasan)”, and “St. Nicholas Church, Shelcan”
- Address: Shelcan
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shelcan and Blerimas.
Blerimas
Village
Blerimas is a village in the administrative unit of Tregan in Elbasan County, central Albania. Blerimas is situated 7 km south of Church of St. Nicholas.
Church of St. Nicholas
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, historic site, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Komuna e Shushicës, Elbasan, Elbasan County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.06111° or 41° 3′ 40″ north
Longitude
20.13432° or 20° 8′ 4″ east
Open location code
8GH2346M+CP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Macedonian—“Church of St. Nicholas” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kisha e Shën Kollit, Shelcan”
- Albanian: “Kisha e Shën Kollit”
- German: “Kirche St. Nicholas”
- German: “St.-Nikolaus-Kirche”
- Macedonian: “Црква „Св. Никола“ - Шелчан”
- Macedonian: “Црквата Свети Никола (Шелчан)”
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