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Central Sofia Cemetery

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Central Sofia Cemetery
Централни софийски гробища
The main entrance
The main entrance
Details
Established 1889
Location Sofia
Country Bulgaria
Size 913 hec

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.

Notable interments

  • Georgi Asparuhov, footballer
  • Elisaveta Bagryana, Bulgarian writer and poet
  • Blaga Dimitrova, Bulgarian poet and 2nd Vice-President of non-Communist Bulgaria
  • Georgi Dimitrov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
  • Ghena Dimitrova, soprano
  • Dimitar Dimov, Bulgarian dramatist, novelist and veterinary surgeon
  • Nikola Dishkov, Bulgarian entrepreneur
  • Mykhailo Drahomanov, Ukrainian scholar.[6]
  • Nicola Ghiuselev, operatic bass
  • Aleko Konstantinov
  • Andrey Lyapchev
  • Aleksandar Pavlov Malinov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
  • Lyubomir Miletich
  • Gyorche Petrov
  • Konstantin Muraviev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria[7]
  • Vanya Petkova, Bulgarian poet, writer and Guinness World Records candidate
  • Vasil Radoslavov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
  • Boris Sarafov
  • Petko Slaveykov
  • Pencho Slaveykov
  • Hristo Smirnenski
  • Stefan Stambolov
  • Petko Staynov
  • Dimitar Talev
  • Zhelyu Mitev Zhelev, 1st President of non-Communist Bulgaria
  • Todor Zhivkov, Communist politician
  • Wilfred Burchett Australian journalist
  • A World War Two account of E. P. Thompson's brother 'Frank Thompson' who has a special memorial within the British war graves section of the cemetery (later discovered to have been executed and buried in Litakovo) can be found in 'There Is A Spirit In Europe (1947)' which was re-released in 2024.[8]

See also

  • Category:Burials at Central Sofia Cemetery

References

  1. Back to citation "Галерия Словар". gallery.slovar.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. Back to citation "Archived copy". www.abagar1.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. Back to citation "Галерия Словар". gallery.slovar.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. Back to citation "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  5. Back to citation "Blogger: Redirecting". mmmitov.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. Back to citation "Украински Вести/Болгарські Вісті". Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  7. Back to citation "Политици, общественици и църковни дейци - СОФИЯ ПОМНИ".
  8. Back to citation Taylor, Jonathan R. P (2024). There Is A Spirit In Europe: A Memoir Of Frank Thompson 80 Years On. Imprint Lulu: Brittunculi Records & Books. ISBN 9781304479525.

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