Memorials in Montenegro

The three to visit on their own

• Gorica, Podgorica. The tomb on Gorica hill, beside the centre of Podgorica, was unveiled on 13 July 1957 by architect Vojislav Đokić and sculptor Drago Đurović. It holds the remains of 66 people's heroes of Montenegro and two revolutionaries killed between 1941 and 1945 and has the status of a cultural property. The hill itself is a viewpoint over the Morača.
• Stražica, Pljevlja. A 27 m obelisk of 1961 over a crypt with the remains of 412 people, above Pljevlja. It commemorates the Battle of Pljevlja of 1 December 1941, in which 238 Partisans died.
• Grahovo. In the village near Nikšić where the first shots of the 1941 uprising were fired stands Miodrag Živković's bronze of Sava Kovačević, about 7 m tall, unveiled on 13 July 1978.

Monuments in the towns

Most towns have a monument to their fallen fighters, usually on the main square or a hill above it; each has a short page with its position: Kolašin, Žabljak, Bijelo Polje, Danilovgrad, Berane, Ulcinj, Virpazar, Andrijevica, Nikšić (Trebjesa) and Barutana in Podgorica. Statues of rulers and writers stand in Podgorica (King Nikola, Petar I, Tito, Pushkin), Cetinje (Ivan Crnojević) and Herceg Novi (King Tvrtko).

Visiting and dates

All memorials are open-air, free and reachable at any hour; there are no tickets or gates. 13 July is Statehood Day and the date of the 1941 uprising, and Gorica and Grahovo were both unveiled on it, so expect wreath-laying that day. Podgorica marks its liberation on 19 December (1944). Fortresses, churches and other built heritage are on the monuments page.