Monument:
Memorial to shahids and fallen fighters and civilian victims from the war of ‘92-‘95

Location: Zavidovići, Safvet-bega Bašagića Street, town centre

Entity: Federation of Bosnia and Hezegovina

Erected in year: 2008

Text on the monument:

Shahids, fallen fighters and civilian victims
of the defensive-liberation war
in BiH 1992-1995 from the
Municipality of Zavidovići

(names of those killed with the following information: father‘s name, year of birth, year of death and place of birth)

Do you know that in Bosnia
the tears of those who cry take the shape
of the faces of those that are being mourned

Do you know that at night in Bosnia
rivers flow directly into the heavens

Do you know that in Bosnia everyone
has the right to live only once
and to die a thousand times

Do you know that in the sky over
Bosnia there are more stars
then there are stars in the sky

The boundary for Bosnia is not the sky
centuries in the bones views over glades
all is gentle mothering

Do not dream and do not wait for justice
be like Bosnia. Fight for justice

Like a piece torn from the sky, my homeland.
From this glowing basket
from these my eyes you shall never go.

Bosnia remains the same
Whichever way you turn Bosnia must be
borne. In health and fairness.

Bosnian troubles do not grow grey

As long as memory retains the gift of speech

In memory of:

977 fighters and 138 civilian victims of war killed in the territory of the Zavidovići Municipality

Ethnic group: Predominantly Bosniaks

Victims are from the area of: Whole of BiH, with some of the fighters from other countries (Algeria, Yemen, Syria, Egypt, UAE, etc.)

Location choice:

Slight elevation prominent in the centre of town

Dimensions: Complex of 2000m2 – plaque with names, plateau with fountain, amphitheatre, memorial room building and green areas

Built by the means of:

Municipality of Zavidovići and veterans associations

Authorship: Isak Čavlić

Interpretation of the idea:

"A broken wing symbolising great human losses that cannot be undone." Direct quotation from questionnaire. Source: A. Karajbić, Service for disabled veterans of the Zavidovići Municipality

Commemorations: Occasional organised visits on significant dates, various events and common gathering place for young people.

Data source(s): Service for disabled veterans of the Zavidovići Municipality , Local partners, Fieldwork

Photographed: 9 March 2013

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