Modriča Municipality

Monuments & Memorials


Village/MZ Address Name Type Year Author Still Exists Date Mapped Description
Modriča Park opposite main mosque Memorial ossuary of Partisan fighters Ossuary 1952 Yes Originally a monument, with statue with upraised arms, and stood opposite municipality building. Converted into an ossuary in 1958, with further adaptations in 1961-63. Relocated to town park in 1984.
Modriča Town centre Plaque to commemorate Enver Zaimović Pašić who fell during the Liberation of Modriča in 1943 Memorial Plaque 1952 Originally located on 'Zema' building, later relocated.
Modriča In front of 'Modričanka' department store (present-day Konzum supermarket) Monument to the Liberators of Modriča in 1943 Monument 1978 Relocated Relocated to town park in 2012
Modriča Town park Bust of Risto Mikičić Bust 1981 No Bust missing, pedestal still in situ as of 2017.
Modriča Town park Bust of Vjekoslav Bakulić Bust 1970 No Bust missing, pedestal still in situ as of 2017.
Modriča Town park Bust of Ševko Avdić Bust 1981 No Bust missing, pedestal still in situ as of 2017.
Tarevci Dom Kulture (former) Monument to fallen fighters Monument 1951 Yes
Gornji Skugrić Close to elementary school Partisans' cemetery Cemetery 1961 Yes Contains 9 fallen fighters. Initial burials may have occurred in 1955. Renovated c. 2015.
Miloševac Southernmost corner of local cemetery Partisans' cemetery Cemetery 1961 Yes First burials may have occurred in 1957. Contains 14 fallen fighters buried in 8 graves.
Miloševac Outside community hall Monument to fallen fighters Monument Yes October 2020 Monument to 1992-95 war added beside in 2004. Renovated in recent years.
Dugo Polje Community hall Plaque to commemorate wounded members of the XVI Vojvodina Division Memorial Plaque 1950 Still existed as of 2017.
Dugo Polje Monument to Gavrilo Vukmanović Monument
Koprivna In front of community hall Monument to fallen fighters and Victims of Fascist Terror Monument 1987 Yes
Dugo Polje In front of Dom Kulture Monument to fallen fighters Monument 1977 Replaced Replaced by new monument in 2004.
Borovo Polje Monument to Victims of Fascist Terror Monument
Babešnica Close to elementary school Monument to Victims of the NOR Monument 1984 Yes May 2023 In very poor condition by 2017.
Modriča Outside Directorate of Petar Mrkonjić agricultural institute Bust of Dr. Mustafa Mujbegović Bust 1966 Dragiša Trifković
Modriča Potok Mahala, house opposite post office Plaque to commemorate Posava-Trebava Detachment command post Memorial Plaque 1952 In storage
Garevac Park in front of Dom Kulture Bust of Mato Belić Bust 1985 No Removed from public view in 1991. Some sources say bust was created in 1982.
Garevac Park in front of Dom Kulture Monument to fallen fighters and Victims of Fascist Terror Monument 1984
Duga Njiva Close to summit, west of monastery Monument to commemorate the Posavina-Trebava Partisan Detachment Monument 1963 Replaced February 2021 Renovated 2006, with plaque replaced, and other components possibly reconstructed. Completely replaced in 2022.
Tarevci Community Hall Plaque to commemorate fallen fighters Memorial Plaque 1947
Miloševac Plaque to commemorate fallen fighters Memorial Plaque 1955
Modriča Town centre Plaque to commemorate the VI Eastern Bosnian Brigade Memorial Plaque 1952
Babešnica Close to elementary school Plaque to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of Josip Broz Tito Memorial Plaque 1982
Miloševac Partisans' cemetery Plaque to commemorate fallen fighters Memorial Plaque Yes Commemorates 41 fallen fighters from the village
Miloševac Community Hall Plaque to commemorate Victims of Fascist Terror Memorial Plaque No
Miloševac Elementary school Plaque to commemorate formation of People's Liberation Committee for Miloševac Memorial Plaque No
Miloševac Community Hall Memorial room of fallen fighters and Victims of Fascist Terror Memorial Room 1985 No Removed in 1992.
Modriča RO 'Vjekoslav Bakulić' Bust of Vjekoslav Bakulić Bust Created between 1981 and 1985
Donji Kladari House of Mara Peranović (former) Plaque to commemorate KPJ members executed by the Ustaša Memorial Plaque No
Tarevci Elementary school (former) Plaque to commemorate departure of residents of Tarevci to join Partisan units on Ozren in 1942 Memorial Plaque 1987 Still existed as of 2017.
Skugrić Community Hall Monument of gratitude to NOVJ units who liberated the village Monument 1948 Never completed. Still existed as of 1983.
Skugrić Novakovića Šuma Monument to formation of first KPJ cell for the Trebava region Monument 1982
Modriča Outside Directorate of Petar Mrkonjić agricultural institute Bust of Vjekoslav Bakulić Bust 1970
Modriča Petar Mrkonjić agricultural institute Plaque to commemorate first KPJ cell for Modriča Memorial Plaque 1989
Modriča Srpska Varoš, house of Raco and Višnja Janković Plaque to commemorate location of regional People's Liberation Committee in 1943 Memorial Plaque