ceremonies and associated cemetery activities. More than 150,000 people have been buried at Žale, about 2,000 of them prominent. The whole area of Žale has been proclaimed a cultural monument of Slovenia. Notable people About 2,000 prominent people are buried in the Žale cemetery, including: Fran Albreht, author, editor and politician Vera Albreht, poet Vladimir Bartol, writer Katja Boh, sociologist, politician and diplomat Ivan Cankar, author and political activist Fran Saleški Finžgar, writer and priest Rihard Jakopič, painter Davorin Jenko, composer, author of the music for the Serbian national anthem Edvard Kardelj, Communist leader Dragotin Kette, poet Edvard Kocbek, poet, essayist and politician Milan Komar, philosopher Janez Evangelist Krek, politician Dragotin Lončar, author, politician, historian Janez Menart, poet Josip Murn Aleksandrov, poet Lili Novy, poet Anton Peterlin, physicist Leonid Pitamic, jurist Jože Plečnik, architect Rudi Šeligo, writer, politician and playwright Dominik Smole, writer and playwright Matej Sternen, painter Gregor Strniša, poet Jernej Šugman, actor Josip Vidmar, literary critic Milan Vidmar, electrical engineer, chess player and theorist Angela Vode, politician, author, feminist activist Gregor Žerjav, politician Vitomil Zupan, writer Oton Župančič, poet External links The Garden of All Saints. 3D visualisation of Plečnik Žale by Boštjan Burger. 360° views of Žale on Plečnik.net Architecture of Žale Search engine for graves in Žale Buildings and structures in Ljubljana Cemeteries in Slovenia Religion in Ljubljana Tourist attractions in Ljubljana Bežigrad District Jože Plečnik buildings