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Vraca Memorial Complex

This memorial complex is dedicated to 11.000 inhabitans from Sarajevo who were killed during the Second World War. An old Austro-Hungarian fortress is incorporated in the memorial park.

It was destroyed destroyed during the Yugoslav wars when it was used as an outpost for the Serbian forces which besieged the city.

In 2019, the park was renovated, where night lighting was connected for the first time and the eternal flame was lit after 27 years.

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Source

  • Text: Kaj Metz
  • Photos: Koos Winkelman

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