Spomeniks in Central Croatia, Croatia

14 spomeniks in Central Croatia, Croatia, with map links and honest tips. Browse the best spomenik spots across the region.

Across Central Croatia stand the spomeniks, the bold abstract monuments Yugoslavia built to commemorate the Second World War. Striking, often remote and heavy with meaning, these 14 sites are memorials first and photo spots second.

The 14 best spomeniks in Central

• Antunovo Vrelo. map
• Hrvatski sokol. map
• Kamensko Monument, a spomenik near karlovac marking the partisan struggle in the kordun and banija regions during wwii.
• Karlovački miljokaz. map
• Klupa iz Austro-ugarske. map
• Lipicanac Klupa. map
• Podgaric Monument, a swooping abstract monument in the moslavina hills, by dušan džamonja, commemorating a 1943 partisan field hospital. map
• Raspelo. map
• Spomen dom Šamarica. map
• Spomenik palim borcima NOB-a. map
• Spomenik palim borcima NOR-a. map
• Spomenik ranjenom borcu. map
• Spomenik sinagoge. map
• Vrata od krča. map

Practical tips

Some spomeniks are remote and emotionally loaded sites. They are memorials first and photo spots second, so visit with respect. Many are poorly signposted, so save the coordinates before you lose signal.

When to go

For spomeniks in Central, aim for May to October, with June and September the quietest warm months. Bring water and shade, facilities are thin at the more remote spots.

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