Stadium Cemetery

From 2 May 1992 on, Sarajevo was besieged by the Serbian Army during 1425 days. During that time, the city was hit by 329 grenades a day on average. Besides that, snipers were also active.
During the siege 11,541 residents, including 1,500 children, were killed and 56,000 injured.

Many of the victims are buried on this cemetery (Mezarje Stadion), which is part of the Koševo cemetery complex. It is located at the Olympic Stadium of 1984.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Koos Winkelman