Bubanj Memorial Park
Encyclopedia
Memorial Park Bubanj is a World War II
memorial complex
built to commemorate the shooting and execution of more than 10,000 citizens of Niš
and people from Serbia and other parts of the country, but according to some data, over 12,000 people, and it is located in Palilula municipality of Niš
, Serbia
.
- Skopje
, is situated 2 km from the other Serbian Cultural Property of Great Importance
, Crveni Krst concentration camp
.
Another dominant feature of the park is three concrete obelisks that symbolize raised hands with clenched fists. Each of the three fists are different sizes, depicting men's, women's and children's hands that defy the enemy, symbolic of the fact entire families were killed at Bubanj.
Nearby there is a summer stage.
. A new monument, "Three fists", was commissioned by Yugoslav sculptor Ivan Sabolić
and was unveiled on 14 October 1963.
Bubanj Memorial Park was declared a Historic Landmark of Exceptional Importance
in 1979, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
memorial complex
War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in war.-Historic usage:...
built to commemorate the shooting and execution of more than 10,000 citizens of Niš
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
and people from Serbia and other parts of the country, but according to some data, over 12,000 people, and it is located in Palilula municipality of Niš
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
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Location
Situated on the hill southwest of the Bubanj of Niš, which cut the main road NišNiš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
- Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, is situated 2 km from the other Serbian Cultural Property of Great Importance
Cultural Property of Great Importance
The list of Cultural Heritage is a cultural property list in Serbia warranting the highest level of the state protection. In order to be on the list, properties must meet at least one of the following criteria:...
, Crveni Krst concentration camp
Crveni Krst concentration camp
Crveni Krst concentration camp , also known as logor Crveni Krst or Lager Niš , was a concentration camp located in Crveni Krst, in the industrial zone of the Serbian city of Niš, and operated by the Nazis during the Second World War.It is estimated that around 30,000 persons went through this...
.
Memorial complex
The complex is arranged as a park, with a memorial trail about half a mile long running through it. The centrepiece of the site is a marble relief measuring 23 by 2.5 metres, with five compositions that symbolize the "killing machine": execution and firing squads, civil revolts, surrender of the German invaders and final victory over the oppressors.Another dominant feature of the park is three concrete obelisks that symbolize raised hands with clenched fists. Each of the three fists are different sizes, depicting men's, women's and children's hands that defy the enemy, symbolic of the fact entire families were killed at Bubanj.
Nearby there is a summer stage.
World War II
German execution squads established sites in Bubanj forest to which Serbs, Gypsies and Jews were brought by trucks. Mass exterminations were carried out from February 1942 to September 1944, including about 10,000 inmates and detainees killed by the Special Police and local penal authorities. The entire area is intersected by trenches in which the shooting victims were buried. Before the withdrawal of the Germans as the Red Army advanced into Yugoslavia in 1944, captured Italians were ordered to dig up the trenches and burn the corpses of the victims in order to destroy all traces of the atrocities committed there.Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
In 1950, the execution site was originally marked by a memorial pyramidPyramid
A pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge at a single point. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or any polygon shape, meaning that a pyramid has at least three triangular surfaces...
. A new monument, "Three fists", was commissioned by Yugoslav sculptor Ivan Sabolić
Ivan Sabolić
Ivan Sabolić was a Croatian sculptor, professor and dean of the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, head master of the workshop in 1975....
and was unveiled on 14 October 1963.
Bubanj Memorial Park was declared a Historic Landmark of Exceptional Importance
Historic Landmarks of Exceptional Importance (Serbia)
Historic Landmarks of Exceptional Importance are historical places in the Republic of Serbia that have the highest level of the State protection.Those are part of the Cultural Property of Great Importance protection list.-See also:...
in 1979, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia.
Recent History
In 2004, a chapel built of glass and metal was added to the complex. It was designed by the architect Alexander Buđevac. The entire memorial hill was redeveloped in 2009.See also
- Tourism in SerbiaTourism in SerbiaSerbia stretches across two geographic and cultural regions of Europe: Central Europe and Southeast Europe. This boundary splits Serbia roughly in a ratio of 1:2 alongside the Danube and Sava rivers. The northern parts of the country are Central-European lowlands while the southern and central...
- Historic Landmarks of Exceptional ImportanceHistoric Landmarks of Exceptional Importance (Serbia)Historic Landmarks of Exceptional Importance are historical places in the Republic of Serbia that have the highest level of the State protection.Those are part of the Cultural Property of Great Importance protection list.-See also:...