Cemetery in Sofia, Bulgaria
Central Sofia Cemetery
The main entrance
Location Country
Bulgaria
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.
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
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42°42′59″N 23°19′59″E / 42.7164°N 23.3330°E / 42.7164; 23.3330