Red Cross of Nikolia

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Red Cross of Nikolia
Crveni Krst Nikolije
Nikolski Czerwony Krzyż
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Logo of the Red Cross of Nikolia
AbbreviationCKN/NCK
FormationNovember 17, 1812
TypeNon-governmental humanitarian organization
PurposeHumanitarian aid
HeadquartersCarigrad, 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)
Websitewww.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.

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