The Mirogoj City Cemetery (, ), also known as Mirogoj Cemetery (), is a

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park that is considered to be among the more noteworthy landmarks in the city of

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. The cemetery inters members of all religious groups:

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, Orthodox,

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, Latter Day Saints; irreligious graves can all be found. In the arcades are the last resting places of many famous

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History

The Mirogoj Cemetery was built on a plot of land owned by the linguist

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, purchased by the city in 1872, after his death. Architect Hermann Bollé designed the main building. The new cemetery was inaugurated on 6 November 1876. The construction of the arcades, the

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s, and the church in the entryway was begun in 1879. Due to lack of funding, work was finished only in 1929. Unlike the older cemeteries, which were church-owned, Mirogoj was owned by the city, and accepted burials from all religious backgrounds. On 22 March 2020, during the

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was hit by a 5.5 magnitude

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that caused significant damage across the city, including the damage on the famous arcades of the Mirogoj cemetery.

Notable interments

* Zlatko Baloković (1895–1965), violinist * Milan Bandić (1955–2021), longest-serving mayor of Zagreb * Ena Begović (1960–2000), actress * Miroslav Blažević (1935–2023), football player and later manager * Hermann Bollé (1845–1926), architect * Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874–1938), writer * Ferdinand Budicki (1871–1951), automotive and air travel pioneer of Zagreb, introduced cars to the city * Krešimir Ćosić (1948–1995), basketball player and coach, member of both the

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and FIBA Hall of Fame * Tošo Dabac (1907–1970), photographer * Arsen Dedić (1938–2015), singer-songwriter and composer * Dimitrija Demeter (1811–1872), Greek–Croatian who played a major role in the movement for the national awakening of the Croatian nation * Filip Deutsch (1828–1919), nobleman and industrialist * Julio Deutsch (1859–1922), architect and co-owner of the architecture studio Hönigsberg & Deutsch * Janko Drašković (1770–1856), nobleman, national reformer, politician and poet * Rajko Dujmić, songwriter and composer (1954–2020) * Hugo Ehrlich (1879–1936), architect * Aleksandar Ehrmann (1879–1965), industrialist, philanthropist and diplomat *

(1809–1872), co-founder of the Illyrian movement, cited in * Leo Hönigsberg (1861–1911), architect and co-owner of the architecture studio Hönigsberg & Deutsch * Hosea Jacobi (1841–1925), Chief Rabbi of Zagreb * Miroslav Krleža (1893–1981), writer * Oton Kučera (1857–1931), astronomer * Zinka Kunc-Milanov (1906–1989), famous soprano * Svetozar Kurepa (1929–2010), mathematician * Ante Kovačić (1854–1889), writer * Enver Čolaković (1913–1976), writer * Vatroslav Lisinski (1819–1854), composer *

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(1879–1964), politician * Savić Marković Štedimlija (1906–1971), publicist * Anđelka Martić (1924–2000), writer * Antun Gustav Matoš (1873–1914), writer * Andrija Mohorovičić (1857–1936), seismologist * Edo Murtić (1921–2005), painter * Vladimir Nazor (1876–1949), writer * Maximilian Njegovan (1858–1930), Commander-in-chief and

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of the

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* Slavoljub Eduard Penkala (1871–1922), inventor * Dražen Petrović (1964–1993), basketball player, member of both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame * Milka Planinc (1924–2010), first and only female prime minister of Yugoslavia * Vladimir Prelog (1906–1998),

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-winning chemist * Petar Preradović (1818–1872), poet * Stjepan Radić (1871–1928), leader of the Croatian Peasants Party * August Šenoa (1838–1881), writer *

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(1935–2004), singer and politician supporter of

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* Ivan Šubašić (1892–1955), last Ban of Croatia * Milka Ternina (1863–1941), famous soprano * Franjo Tuđman (1922–1999), the first president of Croatia * Vice Vukov (1936–2008), singer and politician * Tin Ujević (1891–1955), poet * Emil Uzelac (1867–1954), head of the Austro-Hungarian air force * Ivan Zajc (1832–1914), composer

Memorials

* Monument to Fallen Croatian Soldiers in World War I (1919) * Monument to the children from the Kozara mountain * Tomb of the People's Heroes (1968) * Memorial Cross to Croatian Home Guard Soldiers (1993) * Monument to the Victims of Bleiburg and the Way of the Cross (1994) * German military cemetery (1996) for more than 4.430 deathskriegsgraeberstaetten.volksbund.de
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Location and access

It is located today in the Gornji Grad–Medveščak city district, on Mirogojska road and Hermann Bollé street. ZET bus line 106 runs between the cemetery and the Kaptol bus terminal in the heart of Zagreb every 20 minutes during the cemetery's opening hours. A less frequent line, 203 (every 20–25 minutes), also starts from Kaptol by the same route, but continues further east to Svetice terminal, directly connecting to the Maksimir Park. Also, the line 226 goes by a similar route as the line 203, but goes through Remete. Also, it’s less frequent (every 35-40 minutes).

Gallery

119 žrtava.jpg, Monument to the 119 victims of fascist terror A G Matoš.JPG, Antun Gustav Matoš's grave Andrija Hebrang Mirogoj srpanj 2008.jpg, Andrija Hebrang's grave August Šenoa spomenik (Mirogoj).jpg, August Šenoa's grave monument Denkmal für kommunistische Nachkriegsverbrechen, Mirogoj, Zagreb.JPG, Memorial to the Yugoslav death march of Nazi collaborators Bruno Busic 1007.JPG, Bruno Bušić's grave Dušan Džamonja spomenik Mirogoj srpanj 2008.jpg, Monument to dead, missing and detained Croatian soldiers Mirogoj Zagreb, Murtic.JPG, Monument near Edo Murtić's grave Eugen Kumicic 1007.JPG, Eugen Kumičić's grave Grobnica narodnih heroja Zagreb.JPG, Tomb of the People's Heroes Grobnica djece sa Kozare Mirogoj.jpg, Monument to the children from Kozara; about 400 children who died in Ustaše concentration camps during World War II Hermann Bollé 1139x2168.jpg, Hermann Bollé's grave Ivo Kerdić Matko.JPG, Ivo Kerdić's grave Matija Ljubek 1007.JPG, Matija Ljubek's grave Mirko Rački Tarnik.JPG, Mirko Rački's grave Petar Preradović Mirogoj.jpg, Petar Preradović's grave Palim hrvatskim vojnicima u Prvom svjetskom ratu Mirogoj.jpg, Monument to the fallen Croatian soldiers in World War I Rudolf Peresin 1007.JPG, Rudolf Perešin's grave Stjepan Radic, Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb.jpg, Stjepan Radić's grave Srpanjske zrtve 1007.JPG, Monument to the July victims Grave Drazen Petrovic 1.jpg, Dražen Petrović's grave Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb 03.jpg, Franjo Tuđman's grave

References

External links

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