Vraca Memorial Park
The Vraca Memorial Park is a park dedicated to the World War II victims in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It covers 78,000 square meters and mentions the names of over 11,000 men, women, and children killed during World War II.Photo: MOs810, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park dedicated to the World War II victims in Sarajevo
- Also known as: “Vraca Memorial Park, the architectural ensemble”
- Address: Sarajevo, 71000
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadion Grbavica and Jewish Cemetery.
Stadion Grbavica
Stadium
Photo: BiHVolim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grbavica Stadium is located in Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This football stadium has terraces close to the pitch and it is the home stadium of FK Željezničar Sarajevo and one of two stadiums of the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Stadion Grbavica is situated 1 km west of Vraca Memorial Park.
Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The OId Jewish Cemetery is a cemetery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the slopes of Trebević mountain, in the Kovačići-Debelo Brdo area, in the south-western part of the city. Jewish Cemetery is situated 1 km northeast of Vraca Memorial Park.
Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building
Public building
Photo: My-wiki-photos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building is a government office building in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The building houses the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building is situated 1½ km north of Vraca Memorial Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miljevići and Marijin Dvor.
Miljevići
Village
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Miljevići is a village in the municipality of Istočno Novo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, it had a population of 1,281 inhabitants.
Marijin Dvor
Suburb
Photo: Fred Romero, CC BY 2.0.
Marijin Dvor or Marindvor is a neighborhood and local community in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The neighborhood is noted for buildings from the Austro-Hungarian Empire era.
Sarajevo
Photo: Atsirlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its largest city. Sarajevo is very tourist friendly, especially pedestrian area in the Old Town in the centre of the city.
Vraca Memorial Park
- Categories: memorial complex, recreation area, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.84354° or 43° 50′ 37″ northLongitude
18.3991° or 18° 23′ 57″ eastInception
1981Operator
Kanton SarajevoOpen location code
8FMWR9VX+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 23697320OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q1278015
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Vraca Memorial Park” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حديقة فراكا التذكارية”
- Bosnian: “Spomen-park Vraca”
- Bosnian: “Vraca”
- Croatian: “Vraca”
- French: “parc commémoratif de Vraca”
- French: “Parc commémoratif de Vraca”
- German: “Gedenkpark Vraca”
- Hebrew: “פארק ההנצחה וראצה”
- Polish: “Park Vraca”
- Serbian: “Spomen-park Vraca”
- Serbian: “Спомен-парк Враца”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Spomen-park Vraca”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Vraca”
- Spanish: “Parque conmemorativo de Vraca”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria and Policijska akademija FMUP.
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