Bellu Cemetery Explained
| Bellu Cemetery |
| Established: | 1858 |
| Location: | Șerban Vodă Way, Sector 4, Bucharest |
| Country: | Romania |
| Coordinates: | 44.4039°N 26.1°W |
| Type: | Public |
Șerban Vodă Cemetery (commonly known as Bellu Cemetery) is the largest and most famous cemetery in Bucharest, Romania.
It is located on a plot of land donated to the local administration by Baron Barbu Bellu. It has been in use since 1858.[1] The cemetery covers 28ha[2] and it is a cultural attraction in Bucharest.[3]
Hours
The cemetery is open every day from 8:30 AM to 8 PM. On public holidays the visiting hours may differ.
Notable interments
A
B
- Aurel Babeș, scientist and physician
- George Bacovia, writer
- Ioan Bălan, bishop
- Leopoldina Bălănuță, actress
- Daniel Barbu, political scientist, academic, and politician
- Eugen Barbu, journalist, polemicist, novelist, and politician
- , singer
- Ion Barbu, poet and mathematician
- Marga Barbu, actress
- Radu Beligan, actor
- Barbu Bellu, baron, jurist, and politician
- Carol Benesch, architect
- Ion Besoiu, actor
- Andrei Blaier, director and scenarist
- Corneliu Bogdan, diplomat
- , lawyer and politician
- Emil Botta, actor and writer
- Dimitrie Brândză, botanist
- Ioan Alexandru Brătescu-Voinești, writer
- Theodor Burghele, surgeon and academic
- Augustin Buzura, novelist
C
- , writer and translator
- Gheorghe Cantacuzino-Grănicerul, general, politician, and member of the Iron Guard
- Șerban Cantacuzino, actor
- Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright, novelist, pamphleteer, theater director, political commentator, and journalist
- Toma Caragiu, actor
- Ion Caramitru, actor
- Vladimir Cavarnali, poet, editor, and political figure
- Jules Cazaban, actor
- , actress and singer
- Radu Câmpeanu, economist, jurist, and politician
- Constantin Cândea, chemist
- Alexandru Cernat, general and politician
- Maria Cicherschi Ropală, doctor and professor
- Radu Ciuceanu, historian and politician
- Liviu Ciulei, director, actor, scenographer, architect, and professor
- , actor
- Henri Coandă, engineer, physicist, inventor, and aviation pioneer
- N. D. Cocea, lawyer, writer, journalist, publicist, and politician
- , journalist
- George Constantin, actor
- Corneliu Coposu, politician and founder of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
- , director
- Pavel Coruț, writer
- George Coșbuc, poet, literary critic, and translator
- Gheorghe Cozorici, actor
- Nicolae Crețulescu, physician and Prime Minister of Romania
- Constantin Cristescu, general
- Sergiu Cunescu, politician
D
- Hariclea Darclée, soprano
- Alexandru Darie, theater director
- Mihail Davidoglu, playwright
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, President of the State Council
- Anghel Demetriescu, historian and writer
- Ovid Densusianu, philologist, linguist, folklorist, literary historian and poet
- Dan Deșliu, poet
- Ion Diaconescu, politician and anticommunist activist
- Gheorghe Dinică, actor
- Puși Dinulescu, playwright
- Neagu Djuvara, historian
- , pilot
- Ștefan Augustin Doinaș, poet
- Ion Dolănescu, singer
- Felicia Donceanu, composer
- Corneliu Dragalina, general
- Ion Dragalina, general
- Mihai Drăgănescu, engineer
E
F
G
- Vladimir Găitan, actor
- Emil Gârleanu, writer, director, scenarist, and journalist
- Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, mathematician, statistician, teacher, and economist
- Evlogi and Hristo Georgiev, businessmen and philanthropists
- , chronicler
H
- Pompeiu Hărășteanu, operatic bass
- Spiru Haret, mathematician, astronomer, and teacher
- Iulia Hasdeu, poet
- Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros, Spanish military aviator (in 1994 his remains moved to Spain)
- Nicolae Hortolomei, surgeon
- Emil Hossu, actor
- Iuliu Hossu, bishop, political prisoner and cardinal
- Dragomir Hurmuzescu, physicist and academic
I
- Alexandru Ionescu, (socialist militant)
- Nae Ionescu, philosopher, logician, teacher, and journalist
- Șerban Ionescu, actor
- Iorgu Iordan, linguist, philologist, and communist politician
- Nicolae Iorga, historian, literary critic, librarian, playwright, poet, encyclopedist, memoirist and Prime Minister of Romania
- Antonie Iorgovan, jurist, professor, and politician
- Ștefan Octavian Iosif, poet and translator
- Petre Ispirescu, editor, folklorist, storyteller, writer and typographer
- Constantin Istrati, chemist, president of the Romanian Academy
- Panait Istrati, writer
K
L
M
- Alexandru Macedonski, poet, writer, playwright, and publicist
- George Magheru, poet and playwright
- Titu Maiorescu, lawyer, writer, philosopher, founder of Junimea, and Prime Minister of Romania
- , mathematician, diplomat, essayist
- , painter
- Manea Mănescu, Prime Minister
- Radu Manicatide, engineer and aircraft constructor
- Lia Manoliu, Olympic athlete
- Ștefania Mărăcineanu, physicist
- Gabriel Marinescu, general and politician
- Cornel Medrea, sculptor
- Ioan Luchian Mihalea, composer, conductor, and television host
- Matei Millo, actor
- Mina Minovici, forensic scientist
- Ion Minulescu, poet and writer
- Angela Moldovan, singer
- Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan, actor
- Traian Moșoiu, general
- Mircea Mureșan, film director
- Tudor Mușatescu, poet, writer, playwright, and humorist
N
O
P
- Dimitrie Paciurea, sculptor
- Zenovie Pâclișanu, historian, diplomat, and cleric
- Alexandru Paleologu, essayist, literary critic, diplomat, and politician
- Theodor Pallady, painter
- Gherman Pântea, soldier and politician
- Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, writer and novelist
- Anca Parghel, jazz singer and teacher
- Vasile Pârvan, historian and archaeologist
- Dinu Patriciu, billionaire businessman and politician
- Cristian Pațurcă, composer
- Ivan Patzaichin, canoeist
- Adrian Păunescu, writer, literary critic, essayist, poet, publicist, translator, and politician
- Amza Pellea, actor
- Milița Petrașcu, portrait artist and sculptor
- Camil Petrescu, novelist, playwright, philosopher and poet
- Cezar Petrescu, novelist, translator and journalist
- Gică Petrescu, singer and composer
- Adrian Pintea, actor
- Florian Pittiș, actor, director, translator, and folk singer
- Dumitru Radu Popescu, novelist, poet, dramatist, and short story writer
- Mitică Popescu, actor
- N. Porsenna, poet, novelist, and politician
- David Praporgescu, general
- Marin Preda, academician, novelist, writer and communist deputy in the Great National Assembly
- George Pruteanu, literary critic and politician
R
- Elie Radu, civil engineer and academic
- , singer
- Dem Rădulescu, actor and professor
- Constantin Rădulescu-Motru, philosopher, psychologist, teacher, politician, playwright and theater director
- Colea Răutu, actor
- Liviu Rebreanu, writer and playwright
- C. A. Rosetti, politician, publicist and leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848
- Radu R. Rosetti, general, military historian, and librarian
S
- Ion Marin Sadoveanu, playwright
- Mihail Sadoveanu, writer, storyteller, novelist, academician, and politician
- Constantin Sănătescu, general and Prime Minister of Romania
- Eugen Simion, literary critic, historian, and academician
- Anastase Simu, art collector
- , architect
- Toma Barbu Socolescu, architect
- , architect
- Toma T. Socolescu, architect
- Dan Spătaru, singer
- Cristina Stamate, actress
- Zaharia Stancu, writer, poet, novelist, theater director, journalist, and publicist
- Silviu Stănculescu, actor
- Nichita Stănescu, poet, writer, essayist
- Tatiana Stepa, folk singer
- Valeriu Sterian, musician, singer and composer
- Laura Stoica, singer, composer and actress
T
U
V
- Radu Vasile, historian and Prime Minister of Romania
- Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor
- Iancu Văcărescu, poet
- Iulian Vesper, poet and prose writer
- Tudor Vianu, esthetician, literary critic and historian, poet, essayist, philosopher, and translator
- Aurel Vlaicu, engineer, inventor, and aviation pioneer
- Alexandru Vlahuță, writer
- Alice Voinescu, writer, academic, translator
- Gheorghe Vrănceanu, mathematician
- Traian Vuia, inventor and aviation pioneer
X
- A. D. Xenopol, academician, historian, philosopher, economist, teacher, sociologist, and writer
Z
Notes and References
- Web site: History of Bellu cemetery (in English) . 2013-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130619225727/http://www.bellu.ro/en/history.html . 2013-06-19 . dead .
- News: Cimitirul Bellu: Poveștile vii ale morților. Vasile. Surcel. ro. Cotidianul. February 24, 2018. May 2, 2023.
- Web site: Bellu Cemetery – A hidden cultural treasure trove - Things to do in Bucharest. thingstodoinbucharest.ro. 2016-11-28.
