Martyrs‘ Cemetery
The Cemetery of the Martyrs, Varrezat e Dëshmorëve, or sometimes Heroes' Cemetery, is a cemetery located above the city of Korçë, Albania. The cemetery features a large statue of a soldier with a raised fist, as a memory for fallen soldiers who died during World War II in Albania.- Type: Monument
- Description: cemetery in Korçë, Albania
- Also known as: “Martyrs’ Cemetery, Korçë” and “Varrezat e Dëshmorëve”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Medieval Art and Skënderbeu Stadium.
National Museum of Medieval Art
Museum
Photo: Kj1595, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Medieval Art is a national museum dedicated to medieval art and history in Korçë, Albania. The museum is located on Fan Noli Boulevard in the south-east of the city of Korçë. National Museum of Medieval Art is situated 740 metres south of Martyrs‘ Cemetery.
Skënderbeu Stadium
Stadium
Skënderbeu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Korçë, Albania. The ground is currently the home of KF Skënderbeu Korçë. It had capacity of 12,343, but after installing individual seats its number decreased to 5,800 seats. Skënderbeu Stadium is situated 1 km northwest of Martyrs‘ Cemetery.
Korçë Archaeological Musem
Museum
Photo: Silva.1994, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Archaeological Museum of Korçë is an archaeological museum based in Korçë, Albania. It contains around 1200 artifacts, mainly from the Prehistoric period. It was established in 1985. Korçë Archaeological Musem is situated 710 metres southwest of Martyrs‘ Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barç and Mborje.
Barç
Village
Barç is a village in the municipal unit of Qendër Bulgarec of the municipality Korçë in Korçë County, Albania. It lies in the South-eastern part of Albania at the Western edge of Morava Mountains North-East from Korçë.
Mborje
Village
Photo: ToSter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mborje is a settlement in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Korçë. It is a southeastern suburb of Korçë.
Drenovë
Village
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Drenovë is a village in the former Drenovë Municipality of the Korçë County in southeastern Albania. After the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Korçë. Drenovë is situated 4 km south of Martyrs‘ Cemetery.
Martyrs‘ Cemetery
- Categories: cemetery and historic site
- Location: Bashkia e Korçës, Korçë, Korçë County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.61886° or 40° 37′ 8″ northLongitude
20.78836° or 20° 47′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8GG2JQ9Q+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 258612998OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q6777729
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Spanish—“Martyrs‘ Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Varrezat e Dëshmorëve”
- German: “Märtyrerfriedhof”
- Macedonian: “Маченички гробишта (Горица)”
- Macedonian: “Маченички гробишта”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de los Mártires (Korçë)”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de los Mártires”
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