Gedenkstätte in Serbien. Erbaut 1962. Jovan Soldatović.
Jovan Soldatović sculptures (9 m) dedicated to victims of the January 1942 Novi Sad raid in Žabalj, killed by Hungarian fascist forces. Complex spans 472 ha beside the Tisa River, 10 km from Žabalj on the Novi Sad–Zrenjanin road.
Listed as Historic Landmark of Great Importance. Part of the monument stolen October 2009 (B92). Recent condition unverified.
Geschichte & Nachrichten
Schäden Part of the Monument Stolen
Serbian media reported that a portion of the memorial was stolen in October 2009, raising concern about the security and upkeep of monuments outside major urban centres.
Denkmalschutz Listed as a Historic Landmark of Great Importance
Serbia classified the site among its highest-tier protected cultural monuments, recognising its significance to the memory of the 1942 raid and post-war commemorative culture in Vojvodina.
Einweihung Memorial Complex Dedicated at Žabalj
Sculptor Jovan Soldatović completed nine-metre figures within a 472-hectare memorial park beside the Tisa River, roughly ten kilometres from Žabalj on the Novi Sad–Zrenjanin road.
Geschichte Victims of the Novi Sad Raid
Hungarian fascist forces occupying Bačka carried out a raid across southern Bačka in January 1942. Civilians from Žabalj and surrounding villages were among those killed — the event this memorial later commemorated.