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Slaveykov ( bg, Славейков) may refer to: *Petko Slaveykov (1827-1895), Bulgarian poet and publicist * Pencho Slaveykov (1866-1912), Bulgarian poet, son of Petko * Slaveykov Peak, mountain on Smith Island (South Shetland Islands) *Slaveykov Square Slaveykov Square ( bg, Площад Славейков) is one of the most popular squares in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is named after Bulgarian writers Petko and Pencho Slaveykov, father and son. A sculpture of the two sitting on a bench ..., square in Sofia * Petko Slaveykov (village), village in Gabrovo Province {{disamb Bulgarian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petko Slaveykov
Petko Rachov Slaveykov ( bg, Петко Рачов Славейков) (17 November 1827 OS – 1 July 1895 OS ) was a Bulgarian poet, publicist, politician and folklorist. Biography Early years and educational activity Slaveykov was born in Tarnovo to the family of the coppersmith Racho. Slaveykov's great-grandfather's roots were in Yakoruda, Ottoman Macedonia, but later he moved to Tryavna. His grandfather settled afterwards in Tarnovo. His mother, Penka, died during the birth but miraculously, he survived. In the village of his mother, Vishovgrad, Petko saw nightingales (''slavey'' in Bulgarian), which impressed him so much that he decided to change his family name to ''Slaveykov''. Slaveykov studied consecutively in Tarnovo, Dryanovo, Tryavna and the Transfiguration Monastery, and also self-educated himself by reading books in the monastery libraries near Tarnovo. He also read the noted '' Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya'' by Paisius of Hilendar, and later studied in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pencho Slaveykov
Pencho Petkov Slaveykov ( bg, Пенчо Петков Славейков) (27 April 1866 O.S. – 10 June 1912 ( O.S. 28 May 1912)) was a noted Bulgarian poet and one of the participants in the Misal ("Thought") circle. He was the youngest son of the writer Petko Slaveykov. Biography Born in Tryavna during the Bulgarian National Revival under Ottoman rule, Pencho was educated there as well as in Stara Zagora and Plovdiv. After an accident in January 1884, when at the age of eighteen he fell asleep on a bench while it was snowing and thus he fell ill with pneumonia, and despite lengthy treatment in Plovdiv, Sofia, Leipzig, Berlin and Paris, this illness left him with serious impairments – he could not walk without a cane, and he wrote and spoke with difficulties. He suffered from melancholic episodes, which forced him to find a cure in literature and to harden his will. Slaveykov's works include poems and intimate lyrics. He collaborated with a number of magazines, which issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaveykov Peak
Slaveykov Peak ( bg, Славейков Връх, Slaveykov vrah, ) () is the sharp peak rising to 1760 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The feature is situated 2 km southwest of the summit Mount Foster, to which it is linked by Zavet Saddle, 1.12 km north-northeast of Neofit Peak, 2.4 km east of Lakatnik Point and 3.45 km northwest of Ivan Asen Point. Overlooking Armira Glacier to the southeast and Bistra Glacier to the north. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. The peak is named after the prominent Bulgarian poet and pamphleteer Petko Slaveykov (1827–1895). See also * Imeon Range * List of Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica MapsChart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c.from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822. * L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaveykov Square
Slaveykov Square ( bg, Площад Славейков) is one of the most popular squares in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is named after Bulgarian writers Petko and Pencho Slaveykov, father and son. A sculpture of the two sitting on a bench is one of its main landmarks. A square called ''Kafene Başi'' is first mentioned to have existed at the modern place in 1515. A coffeehouse, a mosque, and two Turkish police stations were situated there. In the 17th century, the square was an important crossroad stretching from modern Sveta Nedelya Square to Vitosha Boulevard Vitosha Boulevard ( bg, булевард „Витоша“, often called just , Vitoshka) is the main commercial street in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, which is abundant in posh stores, restaurants and bars. It extends from the ... and featured a fountain. After the liberation of Bulgaria, the square was extended, and many one- and two-story houses with gardens were erected on the site, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petko Slaveykov (village)
Petko Slaveykov is a village in the municipality of Sevlievo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon .... Accessed May 24, 2010 References Villages in Gabrovo Province {{Gabrovo-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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