Vraca Memorial Park
Encyclopedia
The Vraca Memorial Park is a park dedicated to the World War II
victims in Sarajevo
. It covers 78,000 square meters and mentions the names of over 11,000 men, women, and children killed during World War II.
held their first meeting in 1943.
In 1996, the park was systematically destroyed by withdrawing Serbian forces after the signing of the Dayton Agreement
.
In 2005, the park was declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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...
victims in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. It covers 78,000 square meters and mentions the names of over 11,000 men, women, and children killed during World War II.
History
Construction began in April 1980 and was finished in November 1981. It was dedicated on 25 November, the "Day of Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina" when the ZAVNOBIHZAVNOBiH
The National Anti-Fascist Council of the People's Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed as the highest governing organ of the anti-fascist movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina and during World War II developed to be bearer of Bosnian statehood...
held their first meeting in 1943.
In 1996, the park was systematically destroyed by withdrawing Serbian forces after the signing of the Dayton Agreement
Dayton Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on...
.
In 2005, the park was declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.