Die antike Stadt Myra war einst Hauptstadt Lykiens und z\u00e4hlte zu den sechs gr\u00f6\u00dften St\u00e4dten des Lykischen Bundes. Der Ort hei\u00dft heute Demre und ist auch als Kale bekannt. Demre ist heute ein bedeutender Wallfahrtsort, denn im 4. Jahrhundert residierte hier Bischof Nikolaus von Myra, der sp\u00e4tere Schutzpatron
\nder Jungfrauen und Kinder, der Seeleute und Getreideh\u00e4ndler und der Schutzheilige Russlands. Zahlreiche Legenden berichten von seinem wundert\u00e4tigen Wirken. Die nach ihm benannte Nikolauskirche war bereits im fr\u00fchen Mittelalter ein bedeutendes christliches Wallfahrtszentrum.<\/p>\n
Die Nikolauskirche versank im Laufe der Jahrhunderte unter den Schlammmassen, die der Fluss Demre mit sich f\u00fchrte. Erst der russische Zar Alexander II. veranlasste 1863, dass die Kirche des Schutzheiligen Russlands wieder ausgegraben und restauriert wurde.<\/p>\n
In der dreischiffigen Basilika sind vor allem die Fu\u00dfbodenmosaike und die gut erhaltenen byzantinischen Fresken in den Kuppeln sehenswert. In der Kirche kann auch der Sarkophag von Nikolaus besichtigt werden. Die starken Besch\u00e4digungen hat er davongetragen, weil italienische H\u00e4ndler im 11. Jahrhundert die Gebeine des Bischofs nach Bari brachten.<\/p>\n
Weitere beeindruckende Sehensw\u00fcrdigkeiten von Myra sind das gut erhaltene Amphitheater sowie die lykischen Felsengr\u00e4ber. Die Gr\u00e4ber sind in die Felsen
\ngebaut und mit Tempelfassaden sowie Reliefs versehen.<\/p>\n
Die Partnerstadt von Demre ist die badenw\u00fcrttembergische Stadt Elzach.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Die Heimat von St. Nikolaus Die antike Stadt Myra war einst Hauptstadt Lykiens und z\u00e4hlte zu den sechs gr\u00f6\u00dften St\u00e4dten des Lykischen Bundes. Der Ort hei\u00dft heute Demre und ist auch als Kale bekannt. Demre ist heute ein bedeutender Wallfahrtsort, denn im 4. 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