Mirogoj Cemetery

The Mirogoj Cemetery (pronounced [mîrɔɡɔːj]) is a cemetery park that is considered[1] to be among the more noteworthy landmarks in the City of Zagreb. The cemetery inters members of all religious groups: Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish, Protestant, Latter Day Saints; irreligious graves can all be found. In the arcades are the last resting places of many famous Croatians.

Mirogoj Cemetery
Details
Established6 November 1876
Location
Zagreb
CountryCroatia
Coordinates45.835°N 15.986°E / 45.835; 15.986
TypePublic
Owned byCity of Zagreb
Websitewww.gradskagroblja.hr
Find a GraveMirogoj Cemetery
Mirogoj arcade

History

The Mirogoj Cemetery was built on a plot of land owned by the linguist Ljudevit Gaj, purchased by the city in 1872, after his death.[2] Architect Hermann Bollé designed the main building. The new cemetery was inaugurated on 6 November 1876.[3]

The construction of the arcades, the cupolas, and the church in the entryway was begun in 1879. Due to lack of funding, work was finished only in 1929.[4]

Unlike the older cemeteries, which were church-owned, Mirogoj was owned by the city, and accepted burials from all religious backgrounds.[4]

On March 22nd 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Zagreb was hit by a 5.5 magnitude earthquake that caused significant damage across the city, including the damage on the famous arcades of the Mirogoj cemetery.[5]

Notable interments

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)
  • Monument of the "Voice of Croatian Victims - Wall of Pain" (to Croatian victims of the Croatian War of Independence)

Location and access

It is located today in the Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district, on Mirogojska Road and Hermann Bollé Street.

ZET 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 farther east to Svetice terminal, directly connecting to the Maksimir Park.

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See also

Notes
  1. http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g294454-d316812-r146556614-Mirogoj_Cemetery-Zagreb.html
  2. Švigir 2010, p. 10.
  3. Švigir 2010, p. 12.
  4. Švigir 2010, cited in Polić 2011
  5. https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/zagreb/foto-nadrealni-prizori-s-mirogoja-potres-je-izazvao-milijunsku-stetu-ugrozene-su-cuvene-bollove-arkade-a-crkvi-krista-kralja-prijeti-urusavanje/10127125/
  6. Švigir 2010, p. 38.
  7. Švigir 2010, p. 64.
  8. Švigir 2010, p. 71.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Švigir 2010, p. 34.
  11. Švigir 2010, p. 60.
  12. Švigir 2010, p. 27.
  13. Švigir 2010, p. 35.
  14. Švigir 2010, p. 78.
  15. Švigir 2010, p. 81.
  16. Maximilian Njegovan Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  17. Švigir 2010, p. 77.
  18. Švigir 2010, p. 36.
  19. Švigir 2010, p. 32.
  20. Švigir 2010, p. 53.
  21. Švigir 2010, p. 37.

Sources
  • Polić, Maja (March 2011). "Mirogoj, Panteon hrvatske povijesti, Zagreb, 2010" (PDF). Rijeka (in Croatian). 16 (1): 89–90. Retrieved 13 February 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Švigir, Mihovil, ed. (2010). Mirogoj (PDF). Zagreb Tourist Board. ISBN 978-953-228-055-5. Retrieved 26 February 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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