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A Soldiers’ Monument at Old Cemetery Varna, Bulgaria
The monument consists of a seven-meter high orthodox cross, and a memorial plate with bronze wreath under the cross. There are four memorial plaques on the monument with the names of the citizens of Varna, who has fallen in the Balkan War and the First World War. Above the plaques of the monument is placed a purple heart.
Bulgaria, Varna Region
Type of WWI-heritage
- War monument
Dimensions
The monument is about ten meters high.
State of repair/preservation
The site is well preserved but needs partial renovation.
Historical WWI Context
The monument was built in 1935 according to the project of Arch. Zhelyazko Bogdanov - a participant in the wars and passed into the stock with a rank second lieutenant. The remains of 423 officers, sergeants and soldiers, who have died in the wars, were buried in the ossuary. 240 of the names of the warriors were engraved on the façade plates on the floor, and the rest - on the northern and southern memorial plates.
The monument was built on the initiative of Colonel Petar Dimkov together with the Arch of the Monument of Eighth Infantry Sea Regiment.
Recent Images
Historical Images
State of legal protection
Protected.
Owner
Varna Municipality, Municipal company “Rituals” Ltd.
Kind of cultural use of WWI
Currently the monument is not included in any touristic routs.
Informational Centre Varna – address Varna 9000, St. St. Kiril and Metodij” Square, phone: +359 52 820690, work hours: 9:00-19:00
Varna Tourism Chamber – Varna 9005, Residential area Chayka, Block 128, phone: +359 52 612809, work hours 9:00 – 19:00
Palace of Culture and Sports – Varna (http://palaceofvarna.com/)
University of Economics – Varna (http://www.ue-varna.bg/en/Default.aspx)
Dolphinarium – Varna (the only Dolphinarium on the Balkan Peninsula) ( dolphinarium.festa.bg/en)
The Monument of Pantheon Varna (https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0))
Varna Roman Bath ( www.youtube.com/watch)
Fountain of Varna - drone video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YatSjvrZEpo&feature=youtu.be)
People's Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nikolay Copernicus" (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g295392-d6854829-Reviews-Astronomical_Observatory_and_Planetarium_Copernicus-Varna_Varna_Province.html)
City Art Gallery Varna (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKC8UASP5io)
Best Retro Museum of Socialism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yiaDbXLM6s)
Museum of Natural History (http://nature.museumvarna.com/en/)
Varna Aquarium (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBygg18Jx0)
Varna Zoo (http://varna-zoo.com/, www.youtube.com/watch)
Varna Assumption Cathedral (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX4KImYsxSY)
Opening
The Old Varna Cemetery is opened all the year round. Administration work hours are between 8:00-16:00 every day except Saturday and Sunday. Manager’s telephone numbers : +359 52 639381 / +359 883 244144
Entrance Fee
No entrance fees.
Information regarding cities, villages, other touristic attractions (non-WWI) nearby
Informational Centre Varna – address Varna 9000, St. St. Kiril and Metodij” Square, phone: +359 52 820690, work hours: 9:00-19:00
Varna Tourism Chamber – Varna 9005, Residential area Chayka, Block 128, phone: +359 52 612809, work hours 9:00 – 19:00
Palace of Culture and Sports – Varna (http://palaceofvarna.com/)
University of Economics – Varna (http://www.ue-varna.bg/en/Default.aspx)
Dolphinarium – Varna (the only Dolphinarium on the Balkan Peninsula) ( dolphinarium.festa.bg/en)
The Monument of Pantheon Varna (https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0))
Varna Roman Bath ( www.youtube.com/watch)
Fountain of Varna - drone video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YatSjvrZEpo&feature=youtu.be)
People's Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nikolay Copernicus" (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g295392-d6854829-Reviews-Astronomical_Observatory_and_Planetarium_Copernicus-Varna_Varna_Province.html)
City Art Gallery Varna (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKC8UASP5io)
Best Retro Museum of Socialism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yiaDbXLM6s)
Museum of Natural History (http://nature.museumvarna.com/en/)
Varna Aquarium (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBygg18Jx0)
Varna Zoo (http://varna-zoo.com/, www.youtube.com/watch)
Varna Assumption Cathedral (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX4KImYsxSY)
Accomodation
Grafitt Galery Hotel (http://graffithotel.com/)
Cherno More Hotel (http://www.chernomorebg.com/)
Boutique Splendid Hotel (http://boutiquesplendid.net/en/)
Best Western Hotel (http://bestwesternvarna.com/park/en/)
Public Transport
Nearby bus stops:
“ Avtogara”; bus numbers: 18,18a,22,40,41,43,49,52,54,122,148,409
“Tehnikumite”; bus numbers: 14,48,82,83,88,118,118a,121
For further information see: www.varnatraffic.com/en-US
Further information sources
The story tells that while the stonemasons wrote the names of the soldiers on the four memorial tablets, the relatives of the dead soldiers were standing beside them.
The historian Nikolay Savov said: "They sit closely to the stoneman, and when he gets to the middle of the plates, there are more relatives coming in. They are already wearing small flowers, they carry food for the stonemasons, and when the solder’s name is written, they put the bunch of flowers on the bottom of the monument, and then work continues. "
(Source: Interview with Nikolay Savov on Bulgarian National TV - news.bnt.bg/bg/a/zabraveniyat-pametnik-vv-varna )
Other heritage sites nearby
Museums Private Collections
Varna Archeological Museum (http://www.archaeo.museumvarna.com/en/)
Varna Naval Museum (http://www.museummaritime-bg.com/eng/eng.html)
Park Museum of Military Friendship 1444” Vladislav Varnenchik” (http://www.
A Soldiers’ Monument at Old Cemetery Varna, Bulgaria
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