Bubanj ( sr-Cyrl, Бубањ; or as it is often called ''Bubanj Selo'' (), because the

city district A City district is a designated administrative division that is generally managed by a local government. It is used to divide a city into several administrative units. City districts are used in Russia (raion), Pakistan and Croatia ( hr, gradsk ...

of the city of

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

called ''Bubanj'') is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the municipality of Palilula,

City of Niš A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

. According to the 2002 census its population was 516 inhabitants (census 1991st was 441 inhabitants). It is famous for its

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Bubanj Memorial Park Memorial Park Bubanj ( sr, Мемориjални парк Бубањ, Спомен парк Бубањ, ''Memorijalni park Bubanj, Spomen park Bubanj'') is a World War II memorial complex built to commemorate the shooting and execution of more th ...

, Historic Landmark of Exceptional Importance.

History

Ceramics of Černa Voda III-culture dating to the Early and Middle

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

have been found in Bubanj. 10,000 people from

and south

were shot during

in Bubanj. In the memory of the dead a monument, in the shape of three monumental clenched fists, was memorialized in 1963. It is a work of sculptor

Ivan Sabolić Ivan Sabolić (24 August 1921 – 25 June 1986) was a Yugoslavian sculptor, professor and dean of the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, head master of the workshop in 1975. Sabolić was born in Peteranec. Self-taught, he made his first works in clay ...

and symbolizes the resistance of the people during the World War II.

Population

*2002: 516 *1991: 441

References

External links

Niš official website

Spomenik Database - Bubanj Memorial at Niš
historical and informational resource Niš Populated places in Nišava District {{NišavaRS-geo-stub

History

Population

See also

References

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