Central Sofia Cemetery

Central Sofia Cemetery
Централни софийски гробища
The main entrance
Map
Details
Established1889
Location
Sofia
CountryBulgaria
Size913 hec
Aerial view of the whole cemetery

The Central Sofia Cemetery (Bulgarian: Централни софийски гробища, romanized: Tsentralni sofiyski grobishta) or the Orlandovtsi Cemetery ("Орландовци") is the main cemetery in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The cemetery has several chapels used by various Christian denominations, such as a Bulgarian Orthodox church of the Dormition of the Theotokos,[1] a Roman Catholic chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi,[2][3] an Armenian Apostolic chapel,[4] a Jewish synagogue, etc.[5] The cemetery also features Russian, Serbian, Romanian and British military sections.

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  3. ^ "Галерия Словар". gallery.slovar.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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