The Mirogoj City Cemetery (, hr, Gradsko groblje Mirogoj), also known as Mirogoj Cemetery ( hr, Groblje Mirogoj), is a

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park that is considered to be among the more noteworthy

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in the city of

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. The cemetery inters members of all religious groups:

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, Orthodox,

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, Latter Day Saints;

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graves can all be found. In the arcades are the last resting places of many famous

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History

The Mirogoj Cemetery was built on a plot of land owned by the linguist

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, purchased by the city in 1872, after his death. Architect Hermann Bollé designed the main building. The new cemetery was inaugurated on 6 November 1876. The construction of the arcades, the

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s, and the church in the entryway was begun in 1879. Due to lack of funding, work was finished only in 1929. Unlike the older cemeteries, which were church-owned, Mirogoj was owned by the city, and accepted burials from all religious backgrounds. On 22 March 2020, during the

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was hit by a 5.5 magnitude

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that caused significant damage across the city, including the damage on the famous arcades of the Mirogoj cemetery.

Notable interments

* Zlatko Baloković (1895–1965), violinist * Milan Bandić (1955–2021), longest-serving mayor of Zagreb * Ena Begović (1960–2000), actress * Hermann Bollé (1845–1926), architect *

Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (; 18 April 1874 – 21 September 1938) was a Croatian writer. Within her native land, as well as internationally, she has been praised as the best Croatian writer for children. Early life She was born on 18 April 1874 i ...

(1874–1938), writer *

Ferdinand Budicki Ferdinand Budicki (11 April 1871 – 25 June 1951) was a Croatian pioneer of car, bicycle and airplane culture. A resident of Zagreb, Croatia, Budicki was reportedly the first to drive a car in his home city, and the first to open a car dealersh ...

(1871–1951), automotive and air travel pioneer of Zagreb, introduced cars to the city * Krešimir Ćosić (1948–1995), basketball player and coach, member of both the

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and FIBA Hall of Fame * Tošo Dabac (1907–1970), photographer *

Arsen Dedić Arsenije "Arsen" Dedić ( sr-Cyrl, Арсеније "Арсен" Дедић, ; 28 July 1938 – 17 August 2015) was a Croatian singer-songwriter. He wrote and performed chansons, as well as film music. He was also an award-winning poet, and was o ...

(1938–2015), singer-songwriter and composer * Dimitrija Demeter (1811–1872), Greek–Croatian who played a major role in the movement for the national awakening of the Croatian nation * Filip Deutsch (1828–1919), nobleman and industrialist * Julio Deutsch (1859–1922), architect and co-owner of the architecture studio Hönigsberg & Deutsch *

Janko Drašković Janko Drašković ( Hungarian: ''Draskovich János''; 20 October 1770 – 14 January 1856) was a Croatian politician associated with the beginnings of the 19th-century national revival, the Illyrian movement. He studied law and philosophy befor ...

(1770–1856), nobleman, national reformer, politician and poet * Rajko Dujmić, songwriter and composer (1954–2020) *

Hugo Ehrlich Hugo Ehrlich (; 31 January 1879 – 21 September 1936) was a Croats, Croatian architect. Early life and education Ehrlich was born in Zagreb to a wealthy History of the Jews in Croatia, Jewish family of builder and entrepreneur Herman Ehrlich and ...

(1879–1936), architect * Aleksandar Ehrmann (1879–1965), industrialist, philanthropist and diplomat *

(1809–1872), co-founder of the Illyrian movement, cited in * Leo Hönigsberg (1861–1911), architect and co-owner of the architecture studio Hönigsberg & Deutsch * Hosea Jacobi (1841–1925), Chief Rabbi of Zagreb * Miroslav Krleža (1893–1981), writer * Oton Kučera (1857–1931), astronomer * Zinka Kunc-Milanov (1906–1989), famous soprano *

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(1929–2010), mathematician *

Ante Kovačić Antun "Ante" Kovačić (June 6, 1854 – March 10, 1889) was a Croatian writer who is best known for his magnum opus work '' U registraturi''. Biography Early life Born to a family of Croatian peasants in Hrvatsko Zagorje, Kovačić mad ...

(1854–1889), writer * Vatroslav Lisinski (1819–1854), composer *

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(1879–1964), politician *

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(1906–1971), publicist *

Antun Gustav Matoš Antun Gustav Matoš (; 13 June 1873 – 17 March 1914) was a Croatian poet, short story writer, journalist, essayist and travelogue writer. He is considered the champion of Croatian modernist literature, opening Croatia to the currents of ...

(1873–1914), writer * Andrija Mohorovičić (1857–1936), seismologist *

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(1921–2005), painter *

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(1876–1949), writer * Maximilian Njegovan (1858–1930), Commander-in-chief and

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of the

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* Slavoljub Eduard Penkala (1871–1922), inventor * Dražen Petrović (1964–1993), basketball player, member of both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame * Milka Planinc (1924–2010), first and only female

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* Vladimir Prelog (1906–1998),

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-winning chemist * Petar Preradović (1818–1872), poet * Stjepan Radić (1871–1928), leader of the Croatian Peasants Party *

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(1838–1881), writer * Ivica Šerfezi (1935–2004), singer and politician supporter of

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* Ivan Šubašić (1892–1955), last

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* Milka Ternina (1863–1941), famous soprano *

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(1922–1999), the first

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(1936–2008), singer and politician *

Tin Ujević Augustin Josip "Tin" Ujević (; 5 July 1891 – 12 November 1955) was a Croatian poet, considered by many to be the greatest poet in 20th century Croatian literature. From 1921, he ceased to sign his name as Augustin, thereafter using the sig ...

(1891–1955), poet * Emil Uzelac (1867–1954), head of the Austro-Hungarian air force * Ivan Zajc (1832–1914), composer

Memorials

* Monument to Fallen Croatian Soldiers in World War I (1919) * Monument to the children from the Kozara mountain * Tomb of the People's Heroes (1968) * Memorial Cross to Croatian Home Guard Soldiers (1993) * Monument to the Victims of Bleiburg and the Way of the Cross (1994) * German military cemetery (1996) for more than 4.430 deathskriegsgraeberstaetten.volksbund.de
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)

Location and access

It is located today in the Gornji Grad–Medveščak city district, on Mirogojska road and Hermann Bollé street.

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bus line 106 runs between the cemetery and the Kaptol bus terminal in the heart of Zagreb every 20 minutes during the cemetery's opening hours. A less frequent line, 226 (every 35–40 minutes), also starts from Kaptol by the same route, but continues further east to Svetice terminal, directly connecting to the Maksimir Park.

Gallery

119 žrtava.jpg, Monument to the 119 victims of fascist terror A G Matoš.JPG,

's grave Andrija Hebrang Mirogoj srpanj 2008.jpg, Andrija Hebrang's grave August Šenoa spomenik (Mirogoj).jpg,

's grave monument Denkmal für kommunistische Nachkriegsverbrechen, Mirogoj, Zagreb.JPG, Memorial to the Yugoslav death march of Nazi collaborators Bruno Busic 1007.JPG,

Bruno Bušić Ante Bruno Bušić (6 October 1939 – 16 October 1978) was a Croatian writer and critic of the government of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was one of the best-known victims of UDBA (Yugoslav secret police) killings. Biography ...

's grave Dušan Džamonja spomenik Mirogoj srpanj 2008.jpg, Monument to dead, missing and detained Croatian soldiers Mirogoj Zagreb, Murtic.JPG, Monument near

's grave Eugen Kumicic 1007.JPG, Eugen Kumičić's grave Grobnica narodnih heroja Zagreb.JPG, Tomb of the People's Heroes Grobnica djece sa Kozare Mirogoj.jpg, Monument to the children from Kozara; about 400 children who died in Ustaše concentration camps during World War II Hermann Bollé 1139x2168.jpg, Hermann Bollé's grave Ivo Kerdić Matko.JPG,

Ivo Kerdić Ivo Kerdić (1881–1953) was a Croatian sculptor, best known for his metalwork and medallions. Biography Ivo Kerdić was born 19 May 1881 in Davor, a small village near Slavonski Brod, Croatia, at that time in Austria-Hungary. The son of a ...

's grave Matija Ljubek 1007.JPG,

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's grave Mirko Rački Tarnik.JPG, Mirko Rački's grave Petar Preradović Mirogoj.jpg, Petar Preradović's grave Palim hrvatskim vojnicima u Prvom svjetskom ratu Mirogoj.jpg, Monument to the fallen Croatian soldiers in World War I Rudolf Peresin 1007.JPG, Rudolf Perešin's grave Stjepan Radic, Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb.jpg, Stjepan Radić's grave Srpanjske zrtve 1007.JPG, Monument to the July victims Grave Drazen Petrovic 1.jpg, Dražen Petrović's grave Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb 03.jpg,

's grave

References

External links

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