Church of Saint Sophia

Hagia Sophia Church, also known as the Church of Saint Sofia and the Old Bishopric is an Eastern Orthodox church in , eastern . It is situated in the old quarter of the town which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site list and of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Nesebar Municipality, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Hagia Sophia Church” and “Hagia Sophia Church, Nesebar”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint Paraskeva and Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel.

Museum
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The Church of Saint Paraskevi is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in , a town on the coast of in eastern .

Museum
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The is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the eastern town of , on the coast of .

Museum
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The Church of the Holy Saviour or Sveti Spas in the UNESCO World Heritage town of , , is a 17th-century church building of 1609, 11.70 m long and 5.70 m wide, consisting of a single nave and apse. is situated 120 metres west of Church of Saint Sophia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nesebar and Sunny Beach.

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is an ancient city and one of the major seaside resorts on the , located in . It is the administrative centre of the homonymous .

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is the largest beach resort in . It is situated in the southern part of the Bulgarian Black Sea Riviera. Stretching along a beautiful semicircular bay facing east.

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a coastal and seaside resort in southeastern , situated in Nesebar municipality, . is a small seaside resort on the , located 3 km from and 5 km from . is situated 5 km west of Church of Saint Sophia.

Church of Saint Sophia

Latitude
42.65911° or 42° 39′ 33″ north
Longitude
27.73607° or 27° 44′ 10″ east
Open location code
8GJ9MP5P+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q3656775
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Church of Saint Sophia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديسة صوفيا”
  • Bulgarian: “Света София”
  • Bulgarian: “Църква Света София”
  • Chinese: “聖索菲亞教堂”
  • German: “Alte Metropoliskirche”
  • German: “Kirche der Heiligen Sophia”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Zsófia-templom”
  • Persian: “کلیسای ایاصوفیه، نسبار”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św. Zofii w Nesebyrze”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Świętej Zofii w Nesebyrze”
  • Russian: “Церковь Св. Софии”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Софии”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätej Sofie (Nesebar)”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätej Sofie”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev svete Sofije ali Stara metropolija”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev svete Sofije, Nesebar”
  • Turkish: “Ayasofya Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святої Софії”

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