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.Photo: Malenki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church and culture heritage monument in Albania
- Also known as: “Chruch St. Nicholas” and “Grabovë Church”
- 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. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Elbasan. Blerimas is situated 7 km south of Church of St. Nicholas.
Scampis
Suburb
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scampis is a suburb, which is situated 7 km northwest 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″ northLongitude
20.13432° or 20° 8′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8GH2346M+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 314299229OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q13040763
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Macedonian—“Church of St. Nicholas” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kisha e Shën Kollit (Shelçan, Elbasan)”
- 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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