Knisja ta‘ San Nikola
Knisja ta‘ San Nikola is a church in Il-Kalkara, Malta. Knisja ta‘ San Nikola is situated nearby to the castle Fort Ricasoli, as well as near Left Ravelin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Ricasoli and National Library.
Fort Ricasoli
Castle
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Fort Ricasoli is a bastioned fort in Kalkara, Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the Grand Harbour along with Fort Saint Elmo.
National Library
Library
The National Library of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in Republic Square, Valletta, Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin. National Library is situated 1¼ km west of Knisja ta‘ San Nikola.
Fort St. Angelo
Castle
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Fort St. Angelo is a bastioned fort in Birgu, Malta, located at the centre of the Grand Harbour. It was originally built in the medieval period as a castle called the Castrum Maris. Fort St. Angelo is situated 1 km southwest of Knisja ta‘ San Nikola.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalkara and Birgu.
Kalkara
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
Birgu
Town
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Birgu, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the Port Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
Valletta
Photo: Thyes, Public domain.
Valletta or Il-Belt is the capital of Malta. Historically built as harbour city to first capital, Valletta preserves much of its 16th-century architectural heritage built under the Hospitallers.
Knisja ta‘ San Nikola
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Il-Kalkara, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.89653° or 35° 53′ 48″ northLongitude
14.52677° or 14° 31′ 36″ eastInception
1698Open location code
8F7PVGWG+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 547452182OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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