Žale

Žale is a historic cemetery in Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia. It was established in 1906. It holds monument of national significance status. Wikidata records 105 notable interments here, including Ivan Cankar, Jože Plečnik, Vladimir Bartol.

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Notable interments

105 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 105, or take the JSON record.

• Ivan Cankar (1876–1918), writer, politician, poet
• Jože Plečnik (1872–1957), teacher, architect, urban planner
• Vladimir Bartol (1903–1967), writer, playwright, entomologist
• Milan Vidmar (1885–1962), writer, university teacher, electrical engineer
• Edvard Kocbek (1904–1981), writer, politician, poet
• Oton Župančič (1878–1949), writer, poet, playwright
• Andrej Bajuk (1943–2011), politician, economist
• Mitja Ribičič (1919–2013), politician, political commissar, partisan
• Rihard Jakopič (1869–1943), painter, art theorist
• Leon Rupnik (1880–1946), military personnel, politician
• Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871–1962), writer, priest, poet
• Josip Vidmar (1895–1992), writer, politician, political commissar
• Aleš Debeljak (1961–2016), writer, poet, translator
• Erwin Rösener (1902–1946), military personnel, politician, Obergruppenführer
• Bojan Adamič (1912–1995), actor, photographer, composer
• Janez Evangelist Krek (1865–1917), writer, priest, politician
• Davorin Jenko (1835–1914), composer, conductor, chapelmaster
• Dragotin Kette (1876–1899), writer, poet, children's writer
• Josip Murn (1879–1901), writer, poet
• Ana Mayer Kansky (1895–1962), teacher, entrepreneur, chemist
• Vida Tomšič (1913–1998), politician, political commissar, partisan
• Josip Plemelj (1873–1967), mathematician, university teacher
• Albin Planinc (1944–2008), chess player
• Angela Vode (1892–1985), teacher, politician, human rights defender
• Lojze Kovačič (1928–2004), writer, children's writer

Common questions

Where is Žale?

Žale is in Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia, at coordinates 46.0708, 14.5319.

When was Žale established?

Žale was established in 1906, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Žale?

Wikidata documents 105 notable interments at Žale, including Ivan Cankar, Jože Plečnik, Vladimir Bartol, Milan Vidmar, Edvard Kocbek.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q338245 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/14166542