Kovači War Cemetery
Kovači War Cemetery is a cemetery in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kovači War Cemetery is situated nearby to Mišćina Mosque, as well as near Kula Širokac.Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Sarajevo
- Also known as: “Kovači Cemetery”, “Martyr’s Memorial”, and “Old burial ground in Kovači, the cemetery ensemble”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include War childhood museum and City Hall.
War childhood museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The War Childhood Museum is a historical museum in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina that opened in January 2017. The museum presents the experiences of children who lived through the war in Bosnia, told through objects, video testimonies, and excerpts from oral histories. War childhood museum is situated 570 metres west of Kovači War Cemetery.
City Hall
Monument
Sarajevo City Hall, known as Vijećnica, is located in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was designed in 1891 by the Czech architect Karel Pařík, but criticisms by the minister, Baron Béni Kállay, caused him to stop working on the project. City Hall is situated 310 metres southwest of Kovači War Cemetery.
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a Sunni mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans. Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is situated 590 metres southwest of Kovači War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baščaršija and Bistrik.
Baščaršija
Suburb
Photo: Dark Apostrophe, Public domain.
Baščaršija is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. It is also a local community within the Stari Grad municipality.
Džidžikovac
Neighborhood
Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Džidžikovac is a neighborhood, and with Koševo neighbourhood together constitute a local community of Koševo-Džidžikovac, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kovači War Cemetery
- Categories: memorial and burial
- Location: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.86142° or 43° 51′ 41″ northLongitude
18.43566° or 18° 26′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8FMWVC6P+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 10638166OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q19588541
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Turkish—“Kovači War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Šehidsko mezarje Kovači”
- Bosnian: “Staro groblje na Kovačima”
- Dutch: “Kovači begraafplaats”
- French: “cimetière de Kovači”
- French: “Cimetière de Kovači”
- German: “Friedhof Kovači”
- German: “Kovači-Friedhof”
- Russian: “кладбище Ковачи”
- Serbian: “Шехидско мезарје Ковачи”
- Swedish: “Kovačis begravningsplats”
- Turkish: “Kovaçi Şehitliği”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mišćina Mosque and Kula Širokac.
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