Church of St. Nicholas, Ečka
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| Church of St. Nicholas | |
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Crkva svetog Nikole Црква светог Николе | |
 Church of St Nicholas | |
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| 45°18′59″N 20°26′12″E / 45.31645°N 20.43655°E | |
| Location | Ečka,  Vojvodina
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| Type | Cultural Monument of Great Importance |
| Designated | 1995 |
| Reference no. | СК 1102[1] |
| Country | Serbia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | St. Nicholas |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Years built | 1711[2] |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Eparchy of Banat |
The Church of St. Nicholas (Serbian: Црква светог Николе) in Ečka is Serbian Orthodox church in Vojvodina, Serbia.
The church was built in 1711 following the 1690 Great Migration of the Serbs.[2] Iconostasis, painted by Teodor Popović, was likely completed in 1786.[2] The old iconostasis, dating from 1744 and the work of Nedeljko Popović Šerban, is now housed in the National Museum of Zrenjanin.[3] In 1883, the church underwent a full renovation, and a third bell was added.[2] A smaller restoration in 1923 included roof repairs and replacing worn-out shingles.[2] On February 11, 1948, the church was designated a protected cultural monument.[2][4] Between 1960 and 1963, the iconostasis was restored by Russian restorers Jelena Vandrovskaya and Maria Malakhova.[2] In 2011, the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments in Zrenjanin developed a conservation and restoration project for the church's renovation.[4] In 2020, investigative work was carried out to address moisture damage in the church walls.[4]
