Italian charnel house
The Italian Charnel House, Kobarid is an Italian military shrine in Kobarid, Slovenia. Sited on the battlefield of Caporetto, it houses the remains of 7,014 Italians who fell during the battles of the Isonzo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monument
- Description: Italian war cemetery
- Also known as: “Caporetto war memorial”, “Sacrario militare di Caporetto”, and “The Italian Charnel House, Kobarid”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kobariški Museum and Napoleon bridge.
Kobariški Museum
Museum
Photo: Dani 7C3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kobariški Museum is situated 240 metres west of Italian charnel house.
Napoleon bridge
Bridge
Photo: stefano Merli, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Napoleon bridge is situated 210 metres northeast of Italian charnel house.
Tonovec Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tonovec Castle is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km north of Italian charnel house.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kobarid and Mlinsko.
Kobarid
Photo: Dage - Looking For Europe, CC BY 2.0.
Kobarid is a settlement in Slovenia, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kobarid. Kobarid is known for the 1917 Battle of Caporetto, where the Italian retreat was documented by Ernest Hemingway in his novel A Farewell to Arms.
Mlinsko
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mlinsko is a small settlement on the right bank of the Soča River just outside Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Svino
Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Svino is a small village near Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The church in the village is dedicated to Saint Andrew. It is a small Gothic building with a star vaulted sanctuary.
Italian charnel house
- Categories: military cemetery, military mausoleum, and historic site
- Location: Kobarid Municipality, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.24724° or 46° 14′ 50″ northLongitude
13.58392° or 13° 35′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8FRM6HWM+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5717696541OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q3944619
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Vietnamese—“Italian charnel house” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sacrario militare di Caporetto”
- French: “cimetière militaire du Caporetto”
- French: “Ossuaire italien”
- French: “Sacrario militare di Caporetto”
- German: “Italienisches Beinhaus”
- Italian: “sacrario di Sant’Antonio”
- Italian: “Sacrario militare di Caporetto”
- Slovenian: “Italijanska kostnica nad Kobaridom”
- Slovenian: “Italijanska kostnica”
- Swedish: “Det italienska krigsmonumentet i Kobarid”
- Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm chiến tranh Caporetto”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Anthony of Padua and Museum Collection Kobarid in the Great War 1917.
Nearby Places
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