Rayon Sredets
Rayon Sredets is a locality in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-grad. Rayon Sredets is situated nearby to the locality Poduene, as well as near Largo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Vasil Levski National Stadium.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Church
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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built in the Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and it is one of the largest Christian church buildings by volume in the world.
Vasil Levski National Stadium
Stadium
Photo: JukoFF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vasil Levski National Stadium, named after Bulgarian national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski, is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,230 seats and is located in the centre of Sofia, on the territory of the city's oldest and most famous park - the Borisova gradina.
National Archaeological Institute with Museum
Museum
The National Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It occupies the building of the largest and oldest former Ottoman mosque in the city, originally known as Koca Mahmut Paşa Camii.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.
Sofia
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria, with about 2 million citizens. It is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches, including the grand Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the medieval frescos of Boyana Church.
Largo
Locality
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Largo is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism buildings around Independence Square in central Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was designed and built in the 1950s with the intention of becoming the city's new representative centre.
Ivan Vazov
Suburb
Photo: Marcian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ivan Vazov is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Rayon Sredets.
Rayon Sredets
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Obshtina Sredets” and “Sredets”
- Location: Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-grad, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.6917° or 42° 41′ 30″ northLongitude
23.3456° or 23° 20′ 44″ eastElevation
554 metres (1,818 feet)Open location code
8GJ5M8RW+M6GeoNames ID
864588
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In Other Languages
“Rayon Sredets” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “район Средец”
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