Banovići Municipality
Summary
Banovići municipality lies in Tuzla Canton, in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity, with its pre-1992 borders remaining unchanged.
In June 1970, a survey of monuments and memorials to the NOB was conducted on the territory of Banovići municipality, with 8 such memorials being recorded (1 memorial plaque, 1 bust, 3 artistic monuments, and 3 individual or collective graves). Subsequent to this, no other study was ever conducted on the territory of Banovići municipality, to the best of the author’s knowledge. Banovići’s current spatial plan, spanning 2015 to 2035 (Općina Banovići, 2017) lists 4 monuments related to the NOB and subsequent workers’ movement as monuments of local importance (p.221). Additionally, it should be noted that the monument to the NOB in the settlement of Banovići Selo (consisting of an ossuary with five interred individuals and a stone frieze) lies upon a property registered as a National Monument of Bosnia & Herzegovina since 2005.
In June 2018, correspondence with a representative of “Udruženje gradjana Josip Broz Tito Banovići” led to the provision of a comprehensive list of monuments lying upon the territory of the municipality. This was used as the primary basis for field research conducted by Adis Mujkić and others between December 2018 and April 2019. Subsequent to this research, another monument was discovered to exist on the territory of the municipality; a large memorial plaque at the summit of Konjuh mountain. This is not included in the report below.
Monuments & Memorials
Village/MZ | Address | Name | Type | Year | Author | Still Exists | Date Mapped | Description |
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Oskova | Brioni | Monument to commemorate the construction of the Brčko-Banovići line | Monument | 1946 | Yes | December 2018 | In excellent condition. | |
Banovići Selo | Approx. 15m north of stećak tombstones | Burial site of 5 Partisan fighters with memorial | Cemetery | 1975 | Yes | December 2018 | Consists of five grave markers and a carved white marble frieze. | |
Banovići | Bus station | Plaque to commemorate visit by Josip Broz Tito | Memorial Plaque | 1956 | Yes | December 2018 | Commemorates 10th anniversary of a visit to the town by Josip Broz Tito. Plaque in good condition, although surroundings deteriorated. | |
Banovići | Workers' hall | Murals to commemorate the NOB | Artwork | 1967 | Ismet Mujezinović | Yes | December 2018 | Set of 4 murals. In good condition, although damage evident on upper-right portion of one mural. |
Banovići | Entrance to mine | ‘Rudar’ monument | Monument | 1961 | Dragiša Trifković | Relocated | December 2018 | Relocated to town park. Possibly dates to 1966. |
Željova | Memorial ossuary of fallen fighters | Ossuary | 1958 | Yes | December 2018 | Burial site of 19 Partisan fighters, including National Hero Bogoljub Čukić. Renovated 2007, and in very good condition, although appearance is heavily altered. | ||
Omazići | Beside football stadium | Memorial ossuary of fallen fighters | Ossuary | 1974 | Yes | February 2019 | Consists of small white marble plaque set into concrete base. | |
Gornji Bučik | Partisans' cemetery | Cemetery | 1980 | Yes | December 2018 | White marble frieze and 9 individual grave markers. Surrounding area heavily landscaped in 2021. | ||
Banovići | Banovići elementary school | Bust of Moša Pijade | Bust | 1970 | Ostoja Đurić | In storage | December 2018 | Made of stone, and created before 1970. Pedestal still in situ, bust relocated to school basement. |
Mrljevići | Grave of Anto Mrkić | Grave | Yes | February 2019 | Marks the place of death of Anto Mrkić (1908-1943). Mrkić's remains were later exhumed and re-interred in the Partisans' cemetery in Husino. | |||
Pribitkovići | Grave of Salih Memić | Grave | 1985 | Yes | February 2019 | Remains possibly exhumed and relocated. | ||
Konjuh | Summit | Monument to commemorate numerous battles fought on and around Konjuh | Monument | Yes | May 2019 | Pre-dates 1975, renovated some point after this date, and minor repairs carried out c.2017. [NOTE: Not included in report.] | ||
Treštenica Donja | North of village centre | Monument to the NOB | Monument | 1956 | Yes | In good condition. Incorporated into memorial park for 1992-95 war. [NOTE: Not included in report.] |
Report PDF
Key
Number | Name |
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1 | Monument to the NOB, Banovići Selo |
2 | Monument to commemorate the opening of the Brčko-Banovići line, Oskova |
3 | Plaque to commemorate visit by Josip Broz Tito, Banovići |
4 | Murals to commemorate the NOB, Banovići |
5 | 'Rudar' monument, Banovići |
6 | Memorial ossuary, Željova |
7 | Memorial ossuary, Omazići |
8 | Partisans’ cemetery, Gornji Bučik |
9 | Bust of Moša Pijade, Banovići |
10 | Grave of Anto Mrkić, Mrljevići |
11 | Grave of Salih Memić, Pribitkovići |
12 | Monument to commemorate numerous battles, Konjuh |
(precise coordinates can be obtained by contacting the author
Resources
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Credits
Adis Mujkić
Adis Mujkić (b. 1995 in Tuzla) is a resident of Lukavac. Adis has been mapping and photographing monuments to the People’s Liberation War for spomenicinob.info since September 2018, and has so far worked on municipalities throughout Tuzla Canton, and co-authored the reports on Kladanj and Lukavac municipalities. He is a student at the University of Tuzla’s Faculty of Mining, Geology and Civil Engineering, and currently works in the logistics sector.