The Vraca Memorial Park (
Bosnian,
Croatian and
Serbian: ''Spomen-park Vraca'' / Спомен-парк Враца) is a park dedicated to the
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
victims in
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...
.
It covers 78,000 square meters and mentions the names of over 11,000 men, women, and children killed during World War II.
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History
The idea was to rehabilitate an old Austro-Hungarian fortress by combining the work of Vladimir Dobrović as designer, Alija Kučukalić as sculptor, and Aleksandar Maltarić as landscaper. Construction began in April 1980 and was finished in November 1981. The Memorial Park was opened on November 25, 1981,[ the "Day of Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina" in SR Bosnia & Herzegovina commemorationg the date that ]ZAVNOBIH
The State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Bosne i Hercegovine, Земаљскo aнтифашистичко виjеће наро ...
held their first meeting in 1943.[
In 1996, the park was systematically destroyed by withdrawing VRS forces after the signing of the ]Dayton Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски миро ...
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In 2005, the park was declared a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On 16 May 2019, the park was renovated, where night lighting was connected for the first time,
and the eternal flame was kindled after 27 years.
See also
*Partisan cemetery in Livno
Partisans' Memorial Cemetery in Livno was built in 1972 to honor the Yugoslav Partisans of Livno who were killed in the People's Liberation Front (Yugoslavia), National Liberation Front. It is one of the largest partisan cemeteries in Bosnia and ...
is located in Livno
Livno ( sr-cyrl, Ливно, ) is a city and the administrative center of Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the river Bistrica in the southeastern edge of the Livno Fiel ...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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* Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar is located in Mostar
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, image_caption = From top, left to right: A panoramic view of the heritage town site and the Neretva river from Lučki Bridge, Koski Mehmed Pasha ...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
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References
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Parks in Sarajevo
Yugoslav World War II monuments and memorials
Monuments and memorials in Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1981 establishments in Yugoslavia
Memorial parks