Borisova gradina, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 44 relations: Acacia, Alsace, Birch, Boris III of Bulgaria, Borisova Gradina TV Tower, Bucharest, Bulgaria, Chestnut, Conifer, Crataegus, Deciduous, Dragan Tsankov Boulevard, Elm, Envoy (title), Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Flora of Japan, Flower garden, Fraxinus, Freestone (masonry), Greenhouse, Hedge, Japan, Knyaz, List of mayors of Sofia, Morus (plant), Orlov Most Metro Station, People's Republic of Bulgaria, Pinus nigra, Plant nursery, Platanus, Rectifier, Rila, Rose, Sofia, Spruce, SU St. Kliment Ohridski Metro Station, Switzerland, Sycamore, Tennis court, Tilia, Tree, Trumpetflower, Tsar, Tsarigrad Road.

2. Gardens in Bulgaria
3. Parks in Sofia

Acacia

Acacia, commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae.

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Alsace

Alsace (Low Alemannic German/Alsatian: Elsàss ˈɛlsɑs; German: Elsass (German spelling before 1996: Elsaß.) ˈɛlzas ⓘ; Latin: Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland.

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Birch

A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams.

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Boris III of Bulgaria

Boris III (Борѝс III; Boris Treti; 28 August 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver (Boris Clement Robert Mary Pius Louis Stanislaus Xavier), was the Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1918 until his death in 1943.

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Borisova Gradina TV Tower

The Borisova Gradina TV Tower, or the Old TV Tower, is a TV tower (including the aerial) in the garden Borisova gradina in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

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Bucharest

Bucharest (București) is the capital and largest city of Romania.

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.

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Chestnut

The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae.

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Conifer

Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms.

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Crataegus

Crataegus, commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple,Voss, E. G. 1985.

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Deciduous

In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.

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Dragan Tsankov Boulevard

Dragan Tsankov Boulevard (Булевард Драган Цанков) is a large boulevard in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

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Elm

Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the family Ulmaceae.

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Envoy (title)

An envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, usually known as a minister, was a diplomatic head of mission who was ranked below ambassador.

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Ferdinand I of Bulgaria

Ferdinand I (Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria; 26 February 1861 – 10 September 1948) was Prince of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1908 and Tsar of Bulgaria from 1908 until his abdication in 1918.

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Flora of Japan

The flora of Japan comprises a large assemblage of plant species which can be found in Japan, such as sakura, katsura, momiji and azalea.

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Flower garden

A flower garden or floral garden is any garden or part of a garden where plants that flower are grown and displayed.

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Fraxinus

Fraxinus, commonly called ash, is a genus of plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae, and comprises 45–65 species of usually medium-to-large trees, most of which are deciduous trees, although some subtropical species are evergreen trees.

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Freestone (masonry)

A freestone is a type of stone used in masonry for molding, tracery and other replication work required to be worked with the chisel.

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Greenhouse

A greenhouse is a special structure that is designed to regulate the temperature and humidity of the environment inside.

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Hedge

A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced (3 feet or closer) shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area, such as between neighbouring properties.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Knyaz

Knyaz or knez, also knjaz, kniaz (кънѧѕь|kŭnędzĭ) is a historical Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times of history and different ancient Slavic lands.

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List of mayors of Sofia

This is a chronological list of mayors of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, since that post was established after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878.

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Morus (plant)

Morus, a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae, consists of 19 species of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, growing wild and under cultivation in many temperate world regions.

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Orlov Most Metro Station

Orlov Most (Орлов мост) is a Sofia Metro station on M3 line.

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People's Republic of Bulgaria

The People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB; Народна република България (НРБ), Narodna republika Bŭlgariya, NRB) was the official name of Bulgaria when it was a socialist republic from 1946 to 1990, ruled by the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) together with its coalition partner, the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union.

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Pinus nigra

Pinus nigra, the Austrian pine or black pine, is a moderately variable species of pine, occurring across Southern Europe from the Iberian Peninsula to the eastern Mediterranean, on the Anatolian peninsula of Turkey, Corsica and Cyprus, as well as Crimea and in the high mountains of Northwest Africa.

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Plant nursery

A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to a desired size.

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Platanus

Platanus is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere.

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Rectifier

A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction.

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Rila

Rila (Рила) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkan Peninsula, and Southeast Europe.

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Rose

A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears.

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Sofia

Sofia (Sofiya) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria.

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Spruce

A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea, a genus of about 40 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth.

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SU St. Kliment Ohridski Metro Station

Sofia University St.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Sycamore

Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms.

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Tennis court

A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played.

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Tilia

Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

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Tree

In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves.

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Trumpetflower

Trumpetflower or trumpet flower may refer to several plants.

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Tsar

Tsar (also spelled czar, tzar, or csar; tsar; tsar'; car) is a title historically used by Slavic monarchs.

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Tsarigrad Road

The Tsarigrad Road (Цариградски път, Цариградски друм, from Tsarigrad “City of the Tsar”, an old Slavic name of Istanbul), also called the Road to Istanbul, Imperial Road, Moravian Road, or Great Road, was one of the most important roads in the Middle Ages on the Balkan Peninsula; it linked Belgrade with Istanbul.

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See also

Gardens in Bulgaria

• Borisova gradina
• City Garden (Sofia)
• Doctors' Garden
• Sea Garden (Burgas)
• Sea Garden (Varna)

Parks in Sofia

• Borisova gradina
• City Garden (Sofia)
• Doctors' Garden
• Sofia Land
• Sofia Zoo
• Vitosha

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borisova_gradina

Also known as Boris Garden, Boris' Garden, Borisovata gradina, Knyaz-Borisova gradina.