Dimitar Kostov

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Birthplace

Svishtov

Biography

Dimitar Petrov Kostov (1895-1981) was a Bulgarian officer, lawyer and public figure. Born in Svishtov, he graduated from the Military School in Sofia and served as an artillery officer in the First World War. Later he graduated from the Faculty of Law at Sofia University. From 1926 he was secretary of Plovdiv Municipality, and in 1939 became deputy mayor. Between 26 November 1943 and 8 September 1944 he served as mayor of Plovdiv. After the political change of 9 September 1944 he was arrested and held in the Bogdanov Dol and Belene camps.

Officially listed mayoral term in Plovdiv Municipality's mayor archive: 26 November 1943 – 9 September 1944.

More information

• Plovdiv Municipality — Mayors of Plovdiv · 2026-06-17
• Additional source: Wikipedia - Dimitar Kostov · 2026-06-21
• Wikipedia article: Dimitar Kostov

The base is Plovdiv Municipality's official “Mayors of Plovdiv” page. The incumbent term is added from Bulgaria's Administrative Register because the municipal historical list still stops at the 2019-2023 term.