Sofia Synagogue

The Sofia Synagogue is a Romaniote Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in , . Completed in 1909, the synagogue is the largest synagogue in Southeastern Europe, the third-largest in , and one of two active synagogues remaining in Bulgaria.
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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’.

Mosque
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is a Sunni Islamic in , . is situated 160 metres southeast of Sofia Synagogue.

Church
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Church
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The Cathedral of is a Latin Catholic cathedral in , the capital of . It is the co-cathedral of the Latin Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv, together with the Cathedral of St Louis in . is situated 190 metres southwest of Sofia Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.

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is the capital and largest city of , with about 2 million citizens. It is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches, including the grand Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the medieval frescos of Boyana Church.

Locality
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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
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km south of Sofia Synagogue.

Sofia Synagogue

Latitude
42.70025° or 42° 42′ 1″ north
Longitude
23.32094° or 23° 19′ 15″ east
Inception
1909
Height
31 metres (102 feet)
Network
100 национални туристически обекта
Open location code
8GJ5P82C+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96646570
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­synagogue
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data 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”
  • Turkish: “Sofya Sinagogu”
  • Ukrainian: “Софійська синагога”
  • Ukrainian: “Софійська центральна синагога”

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