Central Sofia Cemetery
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The Central Sofia Cemetery (Bulgarian: Централни софийски гробища, 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
- 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
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- ^ "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.
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: 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
- Sofia cemeteries official web site
- {{Find a Grave cemetery}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
Coordinates: 42°42′59″N 23°19′59″E / 42.7164°N 23.3330°E
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