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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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
- 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
- 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
References
- ^ "Галерия Словар". gallery.slovar.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.abagar1.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Галерия Словар". gallery.slovar.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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- ^ "Blogger: Redirecting". mmmitov.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Украински Вести/Болгарські Вісті". Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
External links
Media related to Central Sofia Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons- Sofia cemeteries official web site
- Central Sofia Cemetery at Find a Grave
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