Kragujevac October Memorial Park (Šumarice)
Kragujevac · Remembrance
On 21 October 1941 the German occupiers shot thousands of Kragujevac residents at Šumarice, including schoolboys and their teachers. Today it is a large memorial park with 30 mass graves and monuments, among them the "Interrupted Flight"; the Great School Lesson is held here every 21 October.
Free
How to get there
- 40 min walk from the centre
- Stop Galerija (207 m) 15 17 602 603
- Stop Milanovački put II (261 m) 17
- Stop Šumaričko jezero (608 m) 17
- Website
- spomenpark.rs
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.
From other cities
- Beograd → Kragujevac 22 departures on weekdays, from 1 h 45 min
- Novi Sad → Kragujevac 4 departures on weekdays, from 3 h 15 min
- Niš → Kragujevac 2 departures on weekdays, from 2 h 40 min
- Čačak → Kragujevac 12 departures on weekdays, from 1 h 6 min
- Kraljevo → Kragujevac 20 departures on weekdays, from 1 h
- Jagodina → Kragujevac 7 departures on weekdays, from 45 min
Nearby
- 21 October Museum 14 min walk
Nearby
- Srpsko vojničko groblje Memorial · 192 m
- Lav Monument · 225 m
- Botanička bašta Park · 249 m
- Spomenik 1300 kaplara Monument · 343 m
- Hotel Šumarice Hotel · 515 m
- Spomenik „Kristalni cvet” Memorial · 578 m
- Spomenik „Kameni spavač” Monument · 582 m
- Šumarice Memorial Park Attraction · 614 m
FAQ
How to get to Kragujevac October Memorial Park (Šumarice) by public transport?
Nearest stops: Galerija — 207 m, lines 15, 17, 602, 603; Milanovački put II — 261 m, lines 17; Šumaričko jezero — 608 m, lines 17.
How far is Kragujevac October Memorial Park (Šumarice) from the city centre?
It is about 2.4 km from the city centre (the centre) as the crow flies, about 40 min on foot.