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Church of St. Sophia

The Church of Saint Sophia is a church in , . The church is one of the most important monuments of North Macedonia, housing architecture and art from the Middle Ages.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Ohrid, North Macedonia
  • Also known as: “Church of Saint Sophia, Ohrid” and “Ohri Ayasofya Kilisesi”
  • Address: Илинденска, Ohrid, 6000
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ancient Theatre and Plaoshnik.

Theater building
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The of Ohrid is located in , . It was built in 200 BC and is the only Hellenistic-type theatre in the country as the other three in , and Heraklea Lynkestis are from Roman times. is situated 280 metres north of Church of St. Sophia.

Photo: Raso mk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plaošnik or simply Plaoš is an archaeological site and holy place in , , located 250 meters south of Samuil's Fortress. The site is in the process of being restored to its original condition. is situated 290 metres west of Church of St. Sophia.

Church
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Saints Clement and Panteleimon is a Byzantine church situated on in , . It is attributed to Saint Clement of Ohrid, a disciple of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius. is situated 280 metres west of Church of St. Sophia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ohrid and Lagadin.

Photo: Avramescu Marius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in southwestern on the shore of Lake . A town of vast history and heritage, it was made a UNESCO heritage site in 1980.

Village
Photo: Kiril Simeonovski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small tourist village in the municipality of , , located 9 kilometres south of the city of . It is a popular beachside destination along and lies at the foot of Galičica National Park. is situated 7 km south of Church of St. Sophia.

Photo: Tancino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a picturesque village located just by Lake Ohrid in . Roughly 10 kilometers south of the City of , the village is on the western slopes of Galičica Mountain within the lush .

Church of St. Sophia

Latitude
41.11209° or 41° 6′ 44″ north
Longitude
20.79418° or 20° 47′ 39″ east
Open location code
8GH24Q6V+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194610965
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q164743
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Upper Sorbian—“Church of St. Sophia” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kisha e Shën Sofisë, Ohër”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Սոֆիայի եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Sofiya kilsəsi”
  • Bashkir: “Изге София соборы”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святой Сафіі”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятой Сафіі”
  • Bulgarian: “Света София”
  • Chinese: “聖索菲亞教堂”
  • Croatian: “Crkva sv. Sofije u Ohridu”
  • Czech: “kostel svaté Sofie”
  • Czech: “Kostel svaté Sofie”
  • Dutch: “Church of St. Sophia”
  • French: “cathédrale Sainte-Sophie d’Ohrid”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Sophie d’Ohrid”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Sophie”
  • Georgian: “ოჰრიდის წმინდა სოფიას ტაძარი”
  • German: “Sophienkirche”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία της Αγίας Σοφίας (Οχρίδα)”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία της Αγίας Σοφίας”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Szófia templom”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Santa Sofia”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Santa Sofia”
  • Latvian: “Ohridas Svētās Sofijas baznīca”
  • Macedonian: “Црква „Св. Софија“ — Охрид”
  • Macedonian: “Црква „Св. Софија“”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Света Софија”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew świętej Zofii w Ochrydzie”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Świętej Zofii w Ochrydzie”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew świętej Zofii w Ohrydzie”
  • Polish: “Kościół Św. Zofii”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Ortodoxă „Sfânta Sofia” Ohrid”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfânta Sofia din Ohrida”
  • Russian: “Собор Святой Софии”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Софии”
  • Serbian: “Crkva svete Sofije”
  • Serbian: “Света Софија”
  • Serbian: “Црква Св. Софије”
  • Serbian: “Црква Света Софија у Охриду”
  • Serbian: “Црква свете Софије у Охриду”
  • Serbian: “Црква свете Софије”
  • Serbian: “Црква Свете Софије”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva Sveta Sofija u Ohridu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva Svete Sofije u Ohridu”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Sofije, Ohrid”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Sofía (Ohrid)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Sofía”
  • Turkish: “Ayasofya”
  • Turkish: “Ohri Ayasofya Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святої Софії”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Swj. Sofija”

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