St George’s Church
The Church of St George is a medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the city of Kyustendil, which lies in southwestern Bulgaria and is the administrative capital of Kyustendil Province.Photo: Nikomla, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: church in Kyustendil, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Church of St George”, “Church of St George, Kyustendil”, and “Църква ‘Свети Георги’”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hisarlaka fortress.
Hisarlaka fortress
Castle
Photo: Gligan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hisarlaka Fortress is an ancient and medieval fortress occupying a hill at 2 kilometres to the south-east of Kyustendil, in what is now Bulgaria. Originally constructed by the Romans around 400 AD, it was among the most important castles of the Bulgarian Empire in the Middle Ages before it was partially destroyed by the Ottomans in the 15th century. Hisarlaka fortress is situated 1¼ km east of St George’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyustendil and Bogoslov.
Kyustendil
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyustendil is a city in Central Western Bulgaria, under the slopes of the Osogovo Mountain which straddles the border with North Macedonia. With a population of about 37,000, the city is the hiking and ski tourism gateway to the mountain and, less prominently, a spa resort.
Bogoslov
Village
Bogoslov is a village in Kyustendil Municipality, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria. Notable people include Velin Alaykov.
Slokoshhica
Village
Photo: Nikomla, Public domain.
Slokoshtitsa is a village in Kyustendil Municipality, Kyustendil Province, south-western Bulgaria. Slokoshhica is situated 2½ km east of St George’s Church.
St George’s Church
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kyustendil, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.2708° or 42° 16′ 15″ northLongitude
22.67696° or 22° 40′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8GJ47MCG+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 412678949OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q1141404
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In Other Languages
From Bashkir to Spanish—“St George’s Church” goes by many names.
- Bashkir: “Изге Георгий сиркәүе (Кюстендил)”
- Bashkir: “Изге Георгий сиркәүе”
- Bulgarian: “Колушка църква”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Георги”
- Bulgarian: “Църква “Свети Георги””
- Catalan: “Església de Sant Jordi de Kiustendil”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Sint-George”
- Dutch: “Sint-Joriskerk (Kjoestendil)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Joriskerk”
- French: “Église Saint-Georges de Kyoustendil”
- French: “église Saint-Georges”
- German: “Sweti Georgi”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Георгия (Кюстендил)”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Георгия”
- Slovak: “Chrám svätého Juraja (Kiustendil)”
- Slovak: “Chrám svätého Juraja”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Jorge”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Jorge”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Народно читалище „Пробуда 1961“ and МБАЛ ‘Св. Иван Рилски’.
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