Aromanian Church (Saint Sotir)

The St. Sotir Church or Transfiguration Church is an Eastern Orthodox church serving the Aromanian community in the city of , . The church was built between 1995 and 2005 with support from .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: Armenian-apostolic church in Korçë, Albania
  • Also known as: “Kisha arumune e Shën Sotirit”, “Saint Sotir Church”, “St. Sotir Church”, “St. Sotir Church, Korçë”, and “Transfiguration Church”
  • Address: Korçë

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skënderbeu Stadium and Tamara Nikolla Sports Palace.

Stadium
Photo: Albinfo, CC0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . The ground is currently the home of KF Skënderbeu Korçë. It had capacity of 12,343, but after installing individual seats its number decreased to 5,800 seats. is situated 170 metres northwest of Aromanian Church (Saint Sotir).

Sports venue
is a multi-use sports arena in , . It is owned and operated by the and it is the home of the multidisciplinary KS Skënderbeu. The arena is located next to the . is situated 230 metres north of Aromanian Church (Saint Sotir).

School
Photo: PaoloCani111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a three-year public high school in the town of , . It is one of the few schools in Albania where in some of the classes students learn French as first language and in some others the students learn Italian. is situated 320 metres west of Aromanian Church (Saint Sotir).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barç and Mborje.

Village
is a village in the municipal unit of Qendër Bulgarec of the municipality in , . It lies in the South-eastern part of Albania at the Western edge of Morava Mountains North-East from Korçë.

Village
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is a settlement in the , southeastern . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . It is a southeastern suburb of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Aromanian Church (Saint Sotir).

Village
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the former Municipality of the in southeastern . After the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 4½ km south of Aromanian Church (Saint Sotir).

Aromanian Church (Saint Sotir)

Latitude
40.62494° or 40° 37′ 30″ north
Longitude
20.78414° or 20° 47′ 3″ east
Open location code
8GG2JQFM+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 896299664
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q125441699
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Romanian—“Aromanian Church (Saint Sotir)” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kisha e Metamorfozës së Shpëtimtarit”
  • Albanian: “Kisha e Shën Sotirit”
  • German: “Kirche des Heiligen Erlösers (Korça)”
  • German: “Kirche des Heiligen Erlösers”
  • German: “Sotir-Kirche”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Bãsearica Alãxearea a Prosuplui”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Bãsearica Ayiu Sutir”
  • Romanian: “Biserica aromână ‘Schimbarea la Fața’”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Schimbarea la Față”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfântul Sotir”
  • “Bãserica Ayiu Sotir, Curceau”

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