JEWISH CEMETERY

In 1898, the Sofia Central Cemetery was opened in the village of Orlandovtsti, now a part of metropolitan Sofia. The Jewish cemetery was moved there, into a special Jewish Sector in the northern reaches of the cemetery. The Orlandovtsi cemetery (on 14 Zavodska St and 11 Kamenodelska St) is still in use to this day. Many of the tombstones, especial- ly those of the richer Jews, are pure works of art, amongst the best in Bulgaria. They bear inscriptions in Hebrew and Bulgarian, but many also have lines in German, French, Italian and Ladino. 

The Jewish Sector is adjacent to the Muslim and Catholic sectors, and is easy to find. Make sure you enter the gates of the cemetery from the entrance next to the last stop of trams Nos. 2 and 3.