St. Mary's Church, Melçan

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St. Mary's Church
Native name
Albanian: Kisha e Shën Mërisë
Location Melçan
Coordinates 39°48′56″N20°13′47″E / 39.8156°N 20.2296°E / 39.8156; 20.2296 Coordinates: 39°48′56″N20°13′47″E / 39.8156°N 20.2296°E / 39.8156; 20.2296

St. Mary's Church (Albanian : Kisha e Shën Mërisë) is a church in Melçan, Vlorë County, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania. [1]

Albanian language Indo-European language

Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by the Albanians in the Balkans and the Albanian diaspora in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. It comprises an independent branch within the Indo-European languages and is not closely related to any other language in Europe.

Vlorë County is one of the 12 counties of the Republic of Albania, with the capital in Vlorë. The county spans 2,706 square kilometres (1,045 sq mi) and had a total population of 183,105 people as of 2016. The county borders on the counties of Fier, Gjirokastër, and the Adriatic and Ionian Sea.

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References

  1. "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Retrieved October 28, 2010.