Pametnik (Bulgarian and Serbian: Паметник, Bulgarian word for monument) is memorial ossuary and monument to Serbian and Bulgarian soldiers who fought in Battle of Caribrod during Serbo-Bulgarian War. The monument is located on Neškovo brdo in Dimitrovgrad, Serbia. It is considered as anti-war symbol of the war and battle where soldiers of the two countries fought and were later buried together in one ossuary.[1]
| Memorial ossuary "Pametnik" | |
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Паметник | |
 Pametnik | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Monument to the soldiers died in Serbo-Bulgarian War |
| Address | Neškovo Hill |
| Town or city | .svg){kind=small} Dimitrovgrad |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Coordinates | 43°1′22″N 22°45′53.3″E / 43.02278°N 22.764806°E |
| Completed | May 6, 1887 |
| Height | 10m |
| Technical details | |
| Material | stone, bricks and metal |
About the monument
editThe monument was raised at the request of the Bulgarian colonel Pačev who was military commander in Caribrod and commander of 25th Dragoman Regiment on elevation point 678 after fratricidal battle on November 24, 1885 (or November 12 by old style calendar). Exact number of buried soldiers isn't known but it is assumed that there is between 100 and 300 soldiers. Its shape is made of two geometrical components - pyramid and two hexahedrons with Orthodox cross on top. It is made of cut and hewed stone and bricks.[2][3]
Gallery
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Tables on Serbian and Bulgarian -
Pametnik and Dimitrovgrad -
Old photography of Pametnik -
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ ""Pametnik", čuvar Dimitrovgrada i anti-ratni simbol" (in Serbian). Južne vesti. 2017-10-15.
- ^ "Нишавските Българи" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). macedonia.kroraina.org. 2017-12-13.
- ^ "Pametnik". Sportsko-turistički centar Caribrod.