Slávičie údolie cemetery is a cemetery in the Karlova Ves

Karlova Ves

Karlova Ves is a borough in western Bratislava and part of the Bratislava IV district, located near the southern end of the Little Carpathians....

 borough in Bratislava

Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

, Slovakia

Slovakia

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. The cemetery was originally built in 1912 for poorer inhabitants of Bratislava, and it was called "cemetery of the poor". During World War I soldiers were interred as well. Today, the cemetery with an area of 18.5 ha

Hectare

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 is the largest cemetery in Bratislava and is a final resting place for prominent Slovak artists, scientists and politicians.

Notable interments

Alexander Dubček Alexander Dubcek Alexander Dubček , also known as Dikita, was a Slovak politician and briefly leader of Czechoslovakia , famous for his attempt to reform the communist regime during the Prague Spring... Ján Langoš Ján Langoš Ján Langoš was a Slovak politician associated with the Democratic Party... Jozef Kroner Jozef Kroner Jozef Kroner was a Slovak actor. His brother Ľudovít Kroner, daughter Zuzana Kronerová, and wife Terézia Hurbanová-Kronerová were actors, too. He starred in the Oscar-winning film The Shop on Main Street, and in more than 50 other Slovak films, as well as in several Czech, Bulgarian and Hungarian... Terézia Hurbanová-Kronerová Janko Borodáč Mikuláš Huba Mária Kišonová-Hubová Vladimír Mináč Margita Figuli Margita Figuli Margita Figuli was a Slovak prose writer, translator and author of literature for children and young people.-Biography:... Ivan Bukovčan Emil Boleslav Lukáč Andrej Plávka Vojtech Mihálik

Ján Ondruš Ľudo Zelienka Ľudo Ondrejov Ludo Ondrejov Ľudo Ondrejov was a Slovak poet and prose writer.- Biography :... Ján Čajak mladší Janko Alexy Janko Alexy Janko Alexy was a famous painter, writer, and publicist of Slovak origin. He is generally recognized as one of key personalities in the beginning of Modern Slovak Art.He studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Prague by Vlaho Bukovac, Maximilian Pirner and Max Švabinský... Ján Cikker Ján Cikker Ján Cikker was a Slovak composer, a leading exponent of modern Slovak classical music. He was awarded the title National Artist in Slovakia, the Herder Prize and the UNESCO Prize .-Life:... Otto Smik Mirko Nešpor Viera Husáková Gejza Medrický Vladimír Fajnor Vladimír Dzurilla Vladimír Dzurilla Vladimír Dzurilla was a Slovak ice hockey goalkeeper playing for Czechoslovakia.... Koloman Gögh Koloman Gögh Koloman Gögh was a professional Czechoslovak footballer.Gögh was born in what is today the Czech Republic, played in teams that are currently Slovakian and had ties with the Hungarian minority in Slovakia, there are partially contradicting claims as to whether he was a Slovak or Hungarian player... Lucia Popp Lucia Popp Lucia Popp was a notable Slovak operatic soprano. She began her career as a soubrette soprano, and later moved into the light-lyric and lyric coloratura soprano repertoire and then the lighter Richard Strauss and Wagner operas. Her career included performances at Vienna State Opera, the... ová Leopold Stastny Leopold Štastný Leopold "Jim" Šťastný was a Slovak football coach. He coached mostly ŠK Slovan Bratislava.-External links:*... Ondrej Nepela Ondrej Nepela Ondrej Nepela was an Olympic gold medalist and three-time World champion Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s and early 1970s.-Career:...