Monuments in Croatia

Discover 10 unusual monuments in Croatia.

Rovinj, Croatia

Partisan and Victims of Fascism Memorial

A memorial dedicated to the 29,000 Istrian freedom fighters of World War II.

Poreč, Croatia

Joakim Rakovac Memorial

A monument to one of Croatia's famous freedom fighters.

Trogir, Croatia

Igralište Batarija

The local club's soccer field is practically surrounded by UNESCO-protected monuments.

Concentric circles mark the alleged center of the world.

Ludbreg, Croatia

Ludbreg's 'Center of the World'

Colorful concentric circles honor a small Croatian town's supposed spot at the nucleus of it all.

The Red Fiat of Osijek monument.

Osijek, Croatia

The Red Fićo

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

Looking up the inside of the memorial tower

Novo Selo Palanječko, Croatia

Monument to the Detachment in Brezovica Forest

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

Jasenovac Stone Flower

Jasenovac, Croatia

Stone Flower

Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.

Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun and Banija

Malička, Croatia

Petrova Gora

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

Permanently Closed

Nebljusi, Croatia

Korenica Monument

A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Orlando's Column in Dubrovnik

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

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