Novo groblje (
Cyrillic: Ново гробље, meaning
New Cemetery is
Serbian) is a
cemetery complex in
Belgrade,
Serbia. It is located in Ruzveltova street in
Zvezdara municipality. The cemetery was built in 1886 as the third
Christian cemetery in Belgrade. The newly developed cemetery in that period had no chapel or church. The current church dedicated to
Saint Nicholas was built in 1893 by Draginja and Stanojlo Petrović, through their generous endowment. The architect was
Svetozar Ivačković.
Except for the graves of ordinary citizens, the cemetery complex also includes special parts: military graves from Serbian-Ottoman War, Serbo-Bulgarian War, Balkan Wars and World Wars, the Alley of the Greats and Alley of Distinguished Citizens, where some of the most important persons of Serbian history are buried.
The complex
Military graveyards
The oldest memorial at Novo groblje complex is the Serbian soldiers'
ossuary built in 1907 which contains remains of the soldiers of Serbian-Ottoman War and Serbo-Bulgarian War that were transferred from
Tašmajdan cemetery,
British,
Italian. The complex of military graveyards also includes graves of those died in the 1941 and 1944
Bombing of Belgrade.
Liberators of Belgrade cemetery
Part of the Novo groblje complex, but on the other side of the street from the main part is the Liberators of Belgrade cemetery (Гробље ослободилаца Београда / Groblje oslobodilaca Beograda)
Alley of the Greats
at the Alley of the Greats]]
Alley of the Greats () was created in the 19th century with move of the greats from the
Tašmajdan Cemetery to the New Cemetery. It was formed in 1927, with 22 places for the
tombs. Since 1927 there are no new tomb spots in that alley. Some of the people buried at the Alley of the Greats are:
Ilija Milosavljević Kolarac, (1789-1878), donator
Petar Kočić, (1877-1916), writer
Jovan Cvijić, (1865-1927), scientist
Kornelije Stanković, (1831-1865), composer
Alley of Distinguished Citizens
at the Alley of Distinguished Citizens]]
Alley of Distinguished Citizens () was formed in 1965:
Paja Jovanović, (1859-1957), painter
Radivoj Korać, (1938-1969), basketball player
Petar Lubarda, (1907-1974), painter
Mija Aleksić, (1923-1995), actor
Ivo Andrić, (1892-1975), writer, and
Nobel Prize winner
Miloš Crnjanski, (1893-1977), poet, author, and a diplomat.
Veljko Vlahović, (1914-1975), politician, Order of the National Hero bearer
Ivan Stambolić, (1936-2000), politician
Ljubinka Bobić, (1897-1978), actress
Dušan Radović, (1922-1984), journalist and writer
Branko Ćopić, (1915-1984), writer
Zoran Radmilović, (1933-1985), actor
Danilo Kiš, (1935-1989), writer
Slobodan Marković, (1928-1990), poet
Vasko Popa, (1922-1991), poet
Borislav Pekić, (1930-1992), writer
Milić od Mačve, (1934-2000), painter
Boško Buha, (1959-2002), general
Zoran Đinđić, (1952-2003), prime minister of Serbia
Stevo Žigon, (1926-2005), actor
Nikola Ljubičić, (1916-2005), general, Order of the National Hero bearer
Ljuba Tadić, (1929-2005), actor
Nenad Bogdanović, (1954-2007), Mayor of Belgrade
Milenko Zablaćanski, (1955-2008), actor
Gallery
References
Novo groblje u Beogradu, RTS, 4 September 2009
External links
Novo groblje official site
Novo groblje sa Alejom velikana at [www.ANTIC.org]
Nenad Bogdanović will not sign decision about Slobodan Milošević burial in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens, 13. Mart 2006.
Ljuba Tadić buried in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens
Mayor of Belgrade Nenad Bogdanović buried in the New Cemetery, 30. September 2007.
Category:Buildings and structures in Belgrade
Category:Cemeteries in Serbia