Spomen-park Kragujevački oktobar
Memorial near Kragujevac, Serbia, commemorating a World War II Nazi atrocity
- Address
- Vinogradi, Kragujevac
- Website
- spomenpark.rs
- Social media
About
October in Kragujevac Memorial Park (Serbian: Spomen-park „Kragujevački oktobar", Спомен-парк „Крагујевачки октобар"), also known as Šumarice Memorial Park (Memorijalni park Šumarice, Меморијални парк Шумарице), is the site near Kragujevac, Serbia of the execution of an estimated 2,800 men and boys of the town by the German occupation forces on October 21, 1941, during World War II (Kragujevac massacre). Among the dead were hundreds of high school students. The 21 October Museum was designed by architect Ivan Antić is located at the site of the massacre. Monuments within the park include the monument to the murdered schoolchildren and their teachers (the "Interrupted Flight" monument) by sculptor Miodrag Živković; the "Monument of pain and defiance" by sculptor Ante Gržetić; the "One hundred for one" monument by Nandor Glid; the "Resistance and Freedom" monument by Gržetić; and the Shoeshiners monument ("Crystal Flower") by architect Nebojša Delja. The complex also contains the Monument to the Slovaks killed during the World War I and the old World War 1 military cemetery with a Monument to Serbian soldier. The Germans carried out the first mass executions in the vicinity of Kragujevac on October 19, 1941. On that day, they forcibly gathered 246 people in the village of Grošnica and took them out for shooting. They liquidated 233 people, while 13 people survived the shooting.
Šumarice Memorial Park — Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Nearby stops
- Galerija 207 m · 15 17 602 603
- Milanovački put II 261 m · 17
Getting there
- From the city centre (Kragujevac): about 3.0 km as the crow flies
- From Glavna autobuska stanica Kragujevac bus station: about 3.8 km as the crow flies
- From Grošnica railway station: about 3.1 km as the crow flies
- Aerodrom Morava: about 33 km as the crow flies
FAQ
Where is Spomen-park Kragujevački oktobar?
Spomen-park Kragujevački oktobar is located at Vinogradi, Kragujevac.
How to contact Spomen-park Kragujevački oktobar?
website: spomenpark.rs.
How to get to Spomen-park Kragujevački oktobar by public transport?
Nearest stops: Galerija — 207 m, lines 15, 17, 602, 603; Milanovački put II — 261 m, lines 17.
How far is Spomen-park Kragujevački oktobar from the city centre?
It is about 3.0 km from the city centre (Kragujevac) as the crow flies.
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- Hotel Šumarice Hotel · 515 m
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- Parking Parking · 587 m
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Data sources: OpenStreetMap, Overture Maps, Wikidata