The Red Church

The Red Church is a large partially preserved late Roman Christian basilica in south central . Dating to the late 5th–early 6th century, the church stands near the town of in western , some 15 kilometres southwest of the city of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: church building in Perushtitsa, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Red Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Perushtitsa Museum of History and Prosveta - 1862.

Museum
Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.
is situated 2 km southwest of The Red Church.

Community center
Photo: Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0.
is a community center, which is situated 2 km southwest of The Red Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Perushtitsa and Brestovitsa.

Town
Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.
or Perushtitza is a town located in Municipality, at the foot of the Rhodopes, 22 kilometers south of .

Village
Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.
is a village in the , southern . The village has a population of 3,718. The village is famous for its grape-growing and wines. There is a recreation villa zone mainly owned by citizens of Plovdiv. is situated 3½ km east of The Red Church.

Village
Photo: Gitanes232, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of The Red Church.

The Red Church

Latitude
42.07407° or 42° 4′ 27″ north
Longitude
24.55611° or 24° 33′ 22″ east
Open location code
8GJ63HF4+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103842853
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7303885
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“The Red Church” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kisha e Kuqe”
  • Armenian: “Կարմիր եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qırmızı kilsə (Bolqarıstan)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qırmızı kilsə”
  • Bulgarian: “Червената църква (Перущица)”
  • Bulgarian: “Червената църква”
  • Czech: “Červený chrám”
  • Czech: “Червената църква”
  • Czech: “Червената черква „Света Богородица“”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسه الحمراء”
  • French: “église rouge”
  • French: “Église rouge”
  • Georgian: “წითელი ეკლესია (ბულგარეთი)”
  • Georgian: “წითელი ეკლესია”
  • Japanese: “赤の聖堂”
  • Polish: “Czerwona cerkiew”
  • Slovak: “Červený chrám”
  • Spanish: “iglesia Roja (Bulgaria)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia Roja”
  • Uzbek: “Qizil cherkov”

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