Sofia Synagogue
The Sofia Synagogue is a Romaniote Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed in 1909, the synagogue is the largest synagogue in Southeastern Europe, the third-largest in Europe, and one of two active synagogues remaining in Bulgaria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Synagogue
- Description: Sephardic Jewish congregation and synagogue in Sofia
- Also known as: “Central Sofia Synagogue”, “Central Synagogue of Sofia”, and “Sofijska Sinagoga”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Banya Bashi Mosque and Romanian Orthodox Church ‘Holy Trinity’.
Banya Bashi Mosque
Mosque
Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0.
Banya Bashi Mosque is a Sunni Islamic mosque in Sofia, Bulgaria. Banya Bashi Mosque is situated 160 metres southeast of Sofia Synagogue.
St Joseph
Church
Photo: Isip2 westboro, Public domain.
The Cathedral of St Joseph is a Latin Catholic cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is the co-cathedral of the Latin Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv, together with the Cathedral of St Louis in Plovdiv. St Joseph is situated 190 metres southwest of Sofia Synagogue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.
Sofia
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria. It is also the biggest city in the country with about 2 million citizens. Today, Sofia is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches.
Largo
Locality
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Largo is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism buildings around Independence Square in central Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was designed and built in the 1950s with the intention of becoming the city's new representative centre.
Ivan Vazov
Suburb
Photo: Marcian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ivan Vazov is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km south of Sofia Synagogue.
Sofia Synagogue
- Categories: architectural structure, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.70025° or 42° 42′ 1″ northLongitude
23.32094° or 23° 19′ 15″ eastInception
1909Height
31 metres (102 feet)Network
100 национални туристически обектаOpen location code
8GJ5P82C+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 96646570OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=synagogueOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q942127
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Sofia Synagogue” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Sofiya sinaqoqu”
- Belarusian: “Сафійская сінагога”
- Bulgarian: “Софийска синагога”
- Bulgarian: “Софийска централна Синагога”
- Catalan: “Sinagoga de Sofia”
- Chinese: “索菲亞猶太會堂”
- Dutch: “Sofia Synagogue”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس صوفيا”
- French: “synagogue de Sofia”
- French: “Synagogue de Sofia”
- German: “Sofioter Synagoge”
- German: “Sofioter Zentralsynagoge”
- German: “Synagoge (Sofia)”
- German: “Synagoge von Sofia”
- German: “Synagoge”
- Greek: “Συναγωγή της Σόφιας”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת בסופיה”
- Hungarian: “Szófiai központi zsinagóga”
- Indonesian: “Sinagoge Sofia”
- Italian: “sinagoga di Sofia”
- Italian: “Sinagoga di Sofia”
- Polish: “Synagoga w Sofii”
- Russian: “Софийская синагога”
- Slovak: “Sofijská synagóga”
- Slovenian: “Sofijska sinagoga”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga de Sofia”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga de Sofía”
- Swedish: “Synagogan i Sofia”
- Ukrainian: “Софійська синагога”
- Ukrainian: “Софійська центральна синагога”
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