Saint Petka the Old Church

Saint Petka the Old Church is a church in , which is located on Цар Калоян. Saint Petka the Old Church is situated nearby to , as well as near the church .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: Старинен храм ‘Света Петка’
  • Address: Цар Калоян 7, София, 1000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Nedelya Church and National Archaeological Institute with Museum.

Church
Saint Nedelya Cathedral, is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in , the capital of , a cathedral of the Sofia bishopric of the Bulgarian Patriarchate.

Museum
The National Archaeological Museum is an archaeological in the centre of , the capital of . It occupies the building of the largest and oldest former Ottoman in the city, originally known as Koca Mahmut Paşa Camii. is situated 190 metres east of Saint Petka the Old Church.

Church
Photo: Preslav, Public domain.
The Church of Saint George is a Late Antique red brick rotunda in , . Built in the early 4th century as Roman baths, it became a church inside the walls of Serdica, capital of ancient Dacia Mediterranea during the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.

is the capital of . It is also the biggest city in the country with about 2 million citizens. Today, is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches.

Locality
The is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism buildings around Independence Square in central , the capital of . It was designed and built in the 1950s with the intention of becoming the city's new representative centre.

Suburb
is a suburb.

Saint Petka the Old Church

Latitude
42.69625° or 42° 41′ 47″ north
Longitude
23.32231° or 23° 19′ 20″ east
Inception
1241
Open location code
8GJ5M8WC+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 298009511
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q12293079
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Slovak—“Saint Petka the Old Church” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Света Петка Стара
  • Slovak: Chrám stará svätá Petka (Sofia)
  • Slovak: Chrám stará svätá Petka

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