Široki Brijeg Municipality

Monuments & Memorials


Village/MZ Address Name Type Year Author Still Exists Date Mapped Description
Široki Brijeg Town centre Grave of fighters of the NOVJ VIII Corps Communal Grave 1951 No Replaced by 'Stone Flower' monument in the 1980s
Široki Brijeg Town centre 'Stone Flower' monument Ossuary 1985 Nikola Njirić No Demolished May 2013
Široki Brijeg Trg Svetog Ante Plaque to commemorate liberation of Široki Brijeg in November 1944 Memorial Plaque Yes Very poor condition in 2018, with part of plaque missing. Dates to the 1980s.
Široki Brijeg Next to Hotel Park Bust of Marko Zovko Bust No Created between 1975 and 1984. Removed from location by 1993.
Široki Brijeg Bust of Ljupko Matijević Bust 1965 Florijan Mićković Possibly situated close to Scout Hall
Široki Brijeg Academy of Fine Arts Plaque to commemorate liberation of Široki Brijeg in March 1945 Memorial Plaque 1961
Dužice House of Aleksandar and Slavka Sopta (former) Plaque to commemorate meeting held in 1943 Memorial Plaque
Široki Brijeg Grave of Aleksandar and Slavka Sopta Grave
Široki Brijeg Klanac, western entrance to Široki Brijeg Plaque to commemorate tank crews killed in the liberation of Široki Brijeg Memorial Plaque 1962 Replaced Replaced in 1980s by new plaque approximately 50 metres away, on Trg Svetog Ante.
Dobrič Ovojci Ossuary of executed fighters Ossuary Yes June 2022 Contains remains of 36 Partisan fighters executed by German forces in 1943. Created before 1963, but renovated at a later point, most likely in mid-late 1980s.
Kočerin Collective grave of fallen fighters Communal Grave Created before 1976