Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar
| Church of St Nicholas | |
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| Hram svetog Nikole Храм светог Николе |
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Church of St Nicholas
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 Church of St Nicholas
Shown within Vukovar-Syrmia County
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| 45°21′5″N 19°00′7″E / 45.35139°N 19.00194°ECoordinates: 45°21′5″N 19°00′7″E / 45.35139°N 19.00194°E | |
| Location | Vukovar, Vukovar-Syrmia County |
| Country |
 Croatia
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| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Nicholas |
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| Status | Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Register of Cultural Goods of Croatia |
| Style | Baroque |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja |
Church of St Nicholas (Serbian: Hram svetog Nikole, Serbian Cyrillic: Храм светог Николе) in Vukovar is Serbian Orthodox church in eastern Croatia. Church is one of the oldest baroque buildings of the Serbian community north of the Sava River.
St Nicholas is nave building with an apse and bell tower at the main facade. The main front in the central part is slightly accentuated, processed by single and doubled pilasters, cornices and attic wavy line on the edges of a classicist vases. Slender tower that emphasize edge pilasters ending baroque arches with the lantern. Vaulted nave of the church is divided into four bays, which are separated by a wide archivolts resting on Ionic capitals, while the semi-dome-vaulted sanctuary. The bell tower, which was completed in 1767, is 37 meters high.
Present church was built in the period from 1733 till 1737.The church is built on location of old wooden church from 1690. The church was closed and looted during the World War II (1941-1942), and in 1991 interior of the church was dynamited by the local Croatian armed units in the city. Of the total 1991 pre-war internal inventory there is kept only 39 icons, 3 gospels and part of archive and church vessels. Reconstruction of external damage is completed, while the restoration of the interior is still in progress.
St Nicholas inventory along church itself, is stated separately in Register of Cultural Goods of Croatia as a collection protected cultural property. Collection is composed of Baroque iconostasis from 1757, 17 icons from 1760, 23 books printed in Moscow in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries - two of which are valuable octoechos from 1537, liturgical vessels, two choirs, the bishop's and the Virgin thrones, pews from the 18th century and table for communion.
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