The Honorary Consulate of Bulgaria in Magdeburg is run by honorary consul Ralf Hesse and is a local point of contact for Bulgarian citizens and for business and cultural links in Saxony-Anhalt. Passports and visas are handled by the Bulgarian Embassy in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Address | Haeckelstraße 9, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 39203 757 955 |
| Fax | +49 39203 757 957 |
| ralf.hesse@honorarkonsul.de | |
| Website | www.honorarkonsul-in-sachsen-anhalt.de |
| Head of Mission | Ralf Karl Hesse, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Saxony-Anhalt |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | By appointment |
| Tuesday | By appointment |
| Wednesday | By appointment |
| Thursday | By appointment |
| Friday | By appointment |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Visits by appointment only. Please call or e-mail before you go.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Magdeburg
Honorary consul Ralf Hesse represents Bulgaria in Saxony-Anhalt and publishes information on his own website.
Which Bulgarian office issues passports and visas?
Bulgarian identity cards and passports for this area are issued by Bulgarian Embassy in Berlin. Saxony-Anhalt belongs to the embassy’s district.
Contact details of the Bulgarian Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Bulgarian Embassy in Berlin, Mauerstraße 11, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 201 09 22
- Email: info@botschaft-bulgarien.de
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00–17:30; Friday 09:00–13:00
- Website: http://www.mfa.bg/embassies/germany
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Bulgaria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Bulgarian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Magdeburg
4 other countries are represented in Magdeburg: Armenia (honorary), Croatia (honorary), Kazakhstan (honorary), Rwanda (honorary).
Bulgarian missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Magdeburg, the nearest other Bulgarian office is the Honorary Consulate in Leipzig (about 100 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 130 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Magdeburg.
- Berlin (130 km) – Embassy of Bulgaria
- Düsseldorf (350 km) – Consulate General (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Frankfurt am Main (310 km) – Consulate General (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
- Munich (440 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg)
- Darmstadt (330 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hesse)
- Hamburg (190 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein)
- Leipzig (100 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony)
- Magdeburg – Honorary Consulate (Saxony-Anhalt) (this page)
- Mainz (330 km) – Honorary Consulate (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Münster (280 km) – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Stuttgart – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
- Stuttgart – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Bulgaria in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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