Red Cross of Nikolia
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 Logo of the Red Cross of Nikolia | |
| Abbreviation | CKN/NCK |
|---|---|
| Formation | November 17, 1812 |
| Type | Non-governmental humanitarian organization |
| Purpose | Humanitarian aid |
| Headquarters | Carigrad, Nikolia |
Region served | Nikolia(sending international aid as well) |
President of the Nikolian Red Cross | Milovan Petrovic |
Parent organization | Astyrian Federation of Red Cross Societies |
Volunteers | 4,554,863 (2019) |
| Website | www.redcross.org.nk |
The Red Cross of Nikolia (Serbian: Crveni Krst Nikolije; Mazurian: Nikolski Czerwony Krzyż, abbr. CKN/NCK) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, ambulance service and education services in Nikolia.
It is the oldest national Red Cross society in Astyria and a founding member of the Astyrian Federation of Red Cross Societies. The organisation was founded by a Nikolian medical colonel Mihailo Petrovic Alas after the Napoleonic wars that struck Nikolia in early 19th century.