Crna Ćuprija Explained

Monument Name:Crna Ćuprija
Native Name:Црна Ћуприја
Location:Žabalj, Serbia
Designer:Jovan Soldatović
Type:Memorial
Height:9m (30feet)
Open:1962
Dedicated To:Novi Sad raid victims of Žabalj

Crna Ćuprija (Serbian: Црна Ћуприја), is a World War II monument in Serbia. It stretches across an area of 472ha, and it is located 10km (10miles) from Žabalj near the Tisa River, on the road from Novi Sad to Zrenjanin.[1] The monument was designed by Jovan Soldatović in 1962.[2] At a height of 9m (30feet), the sculptures are dedicated to the victims of the Novi Sad raid killed near Žabalj by fascist Hungarian forces occupying Yugoslavia in January 1942.[1] The memorial is listed as one of the Historic Landmarks of Great Importance in Serbia.[3]

Part of the monument was stolen in 2009.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oпштина Жабаљ онлајн: Споменици културе . Serbian . Municipality of Žabalj . 2015-01-31.
  2. Web site: Žabalj - 50 godina spomenika Šajkaškom partizanskom odredu . Serbian . Ravnica . 2012-09-28 . 2015-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012175852/http://www.ravnica.info/clanak.php?r=br-19060%2F%C5%BDabalj-50-godina-spomenika-%C5%A0ajka%C5%A1kom-partizanskom-odredu.html . 2013-10-12 . dead .
  3. Web site: Црна Ћуприја . Cultural Monuments in Serbia . Serbian . 2015-01-31.
  4. Web site: Ukraden Spomenik žrtvama racije . . 6 October 2009 . 11 August 2015 . Serbian . Raid Victims Memorial Stolen.