Address for correspondence: Bulgaria, Sofia 1797, 10 Kliment Ohridski Blvd., Forestry University, Faculty of Forestry, e-mail: dep_silvic@abv.bg

Location: building “A”, floor 3, room No. 308

Head of the department: Assoc. Prof. PhD Simeon Bogdanov Bogdanov

Responsible for quality: ch. assistant dr. Slavcho Asenov Savev – building “A”, floor 3, room No. 334, phone 91907/352

Training organizers: eng. Lyudmila Mladenova – building “A”, floor 3, room No. 308, phone 91907/265; Eng. Yulia Hristova – building A, floor 2, laboratory 207, phone 91907/362.

The Department of Silviculture is the successor of the first department in the field of forestry – “Afforestation” (from 1923) and the department of “General Silviculture” (from 1931), which were united in 1976.

On 01.01.1924, assoc. prof. Todor Dimitrov was appointed as the head of the department of Afforestation and became the first professor in the field of forestry in 1930. After he passed away in 1938, the department was headed by prof. Boyan Zahariev, until 1976. During this period the department has renamed the department of Silviculture.
During the period 1974 – 1976, the department “Dendrology and Tree Anatomy” was added to it, and the department was named “Forest Plantations” headed by prof. Boyan Zahariev.
In 1976, the “Silviculture” and “Forest Crops” departments were reorganized, forming the “Silviculture” department and the “Forest Botany and Breeding” department.
From 1976 to 1995, the subjects related to soil science were transferred to the “Protection and enrichment of the natural environment” department.
In 1995, the department of “Soil Science and Erosion” was established, which in 1999 was renamed “Soil Science”.
In 2022, the Department of Soil Science was closed, with the faculty moving back to the department of “Silviculture”.
The former heads of the Department of Soil Science were: assoc. prof. Tsvetan Yordanov (1995 – 2016), prof. Lyudmila Malinova (2016 – 2020) and assoc. prof. Simeon Bogdanov (2020 – 2022).

The Department “General Silviculture” was founded in 1931. Its first head was prof. Metodi Ruskov. During its history the department was headed by: prof. Metodi Ruskov until 1945, acad. Boris Stefanov (1945 – 1949), prof. Nikola Penev (1949 – 1961), acad. Mako Dakov (1961 – 1971) prof. Ivan Dobrinov (1971 – 1976).

Prof. Vlasi Vlasev (1976 – 1979), prof. Petar Kostov (1979 – 1982), acad. Mako Dakov (1982 – 1989), assoc. prof. Slavcho Iliev (1989 – 1993), prof. Georgi Rafailov (1993 – 2004) and assoc. prof. Georgi Kostov (from 2004 – until now).

Other lecturers were: prof. Viktor Donov, prof. Svetla Gencheva, prof. Elena Zheleva, prof. Kitka Yorova, prof.Bonko Zashev, prof. Bozhin Bogdanov, prof. Vasil Stiptsov, assoc. prof. Maria Nikolova, prof. Roman Florov, prof. Dimitar Stoyanov, assoc.prof. Nayden Chakarov,assoc. prof. Plamen Alexandrov, ch. ass. Boyko Nedelin, ch. ass. Martin Borisov, ch. ass. Vladimir Tsonev and eng.Angel Georgiev.

Other lecturers who worked in the Department of “Soil Science”: before its closure are prof. Dimitar Zakov, prof. Rositsa Petrova, prof. Maya Nustorova, prof. Krasimira Staneva, assoc. prof. Rositsa Ilieva, ch. assistant Sofia Mircheva-Neirich, ch. ass. Todor Paunov, ch. ass. Ivan Myashkov and ass. Vladimir Ilinkin.