{"id":212730,"date":"2026-06-20T13:26:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=212730"},"modified":"2026-06-20T13:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:26:41","slug":"memorial-sites-are-not-for-parks-students-call-for-the-defense-of-slobodiste-a-memorial-to-victims-of-fascism-against-the-construction-of-a-military-equipment-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/memorial-sites-are-not-for-parks-students-call-for-the-defense-of-slobodiste-a-memorial-to-victims-of-fascism-against-the-construction-of-a-military-equipment-park\/","title":{"rendered":"MEMORIAL SITES ARE NOT FOR PARKS: Students Call for the Defense of Slobodi\u0161te, a Memorial to Victims of Fascism, Against the Construction of a Military Equipment Park!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the slogan <strong>&#8220;Save Slobodi\u0161te,&#8221;<\/strong> students in blockade from Kru\u0161evac have announced a gathering in response to what they describe as the violation of the integrity of the <strong>Slobodi\u0161te Memorial Complex<\/strong> through the construction of a Military Equipment Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slobodi\u0161te is one of the most significant memorial sites in Serbia. It was built in memory of thousands of patriots and anti-fascists executed by German occupiers during World War II, and the complex was designed by renowned Serbian architect Bogdan Bogdanovi\u0107. Over the decades, Slobodi\u0161te has become a symbol of suffering, freedom, and resistance to fascism, as well as one of the most recognizable landmarks of Kru\u0161evac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"344\" data-id=\"212731\" src=\"http:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Bogdan_Bogdanovic_architect-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Bogdan_Bogdanovic_architect-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Bogdan_Bogdanovic_architect-1-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"319\" data-id=\"212732\" src=\"http:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Snimak-ekrana-2026-06-20-121945.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Snimak-ekrana-2026-06-20-121945.png 434w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Snimak-ekrana-2026-06-20-121945-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will not remain silent in the face of the desecration of our historical heritage. 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZxsrlsswbn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">\u041e\u0431\u0458\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0458\u0443 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0438 Zvani\u010dna grupa kru\u0161eva\u010dkih studenata u blokadi (@krusevacki.studenti.u.blokadi)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the organizers, the gathering is scheduled for <strong>Sunday, June 21<\/strong>, from <strong>6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.<\/strong> at Actors&#8217; Square in the city, after which participants will march to Slobodi\u0161te.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the public had already reacted at the end of May when construction work began on a section of Slobodi\u0161te, on a parcel near the Jurassic-era-themed park \u201c\u0160arengrad,\u201d where an exhibition complex for military equipment is being built. At that time, the civic initiative <strong>\u201cDefend Slobodi\u0161te\u201d<\/strong> was formed. The group organized several public gatherings, engaged members of the professional community, contacted relevant institutions, and, in cooperation with the Citizens\u2019 Assembly of Kru\u0161evac, launched a petition against the construction of the proposed park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, the <strong>Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments in Kraljevo<\/strong> informed the City Administration of Kru\u0161evac and its Department for Urban Planning and Construction in a document dated June 17 that it could not issue technical protection measures for the construction of the military equipment exhibition park on the designated cadastral parcels. The institute stated that such a facility could not be permitted at that location and proposed finding an alternative site outside the protected cultural property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It should be recalled that the civic initiative \u201cDefend Slobodi\u0161te,\u201d which brings together numerous experts, drafted a <strong>Declaration for the Preservation of the Slobodi\u0161te Memorial Park<\/strong>. The document states that the ongoing construction lacks the necessary documentation and approvals, and that neither the citizens of Kru\u0161evac nor the professional public were given an opportunity to express their views regarding changes to an area that forms part of the city&#8217;s cultural and historical heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NqfwJlDznt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/princ-i-princeza-odusevili-srbe-u-cikagu-obecali-projekat-koji-spaja-decu-iz-dijaspore-i-srbije-a-onda-pozvali-sve-da-se-fotkaju-sa-njima-video-foto\/\">PRINC I PRINCEZA ODU\u0160EVILI SRBE U \u010cIKAGU: Obe\u0107ali projekat koji spaja decu iz dijaspore i Srbije, a onda pozvali sve da se fotografi\u0161u sa njima! (VIDEO, FOTO)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201ePRINC I PRINCEZA ODU\u0160EVILI SRBE U \u010cIKAGU: Obe\u0107ali projekat koji spaja decu iz dijaspore i Srbije, a onda pozvali sve da se fotografi\u0161u sa njima! (VIDEO, FOTO)\u201c \u2014 Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/princ-i-princeza-odusevili-srbe-u-cikagu-obecali-projekat-koji-spaja-decu-iz-dijaspore-i-srbije-a-onda-pozvali-sve-da-se-fotkaju-sa-njima-video-foto\/embed\/#?secret=xui5MrKbhK#?secret=NqfwJlDznt\" data-secret=\"NqfwJlDznt\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The declaration calls for the immediate suspension of construction works, the restoration of damaged green areas and forest land, the relocation of the Military Equipment Exhibition Park to a site outside the protected cultural property, and the preservation of the Slobodi\u0161te Memorial Park in its original form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Numerous representatives of the professional community have also reacted to the project, including the Association of Serbian Architects, the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade, the ICOMOS National Committee, the Center for Research and Valorization of Architectural Heritage, and prominent intellectuals, including acclaimed film and theater director Neboj\u0161a Bradi\u0107. All of them have emphasized the need to preserve the integrity and wholeness of the Slobodi\u0161te Memorial Complex without altering it or adding new facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/third-time-in-a-month-a-bomb-was-thrown-at-a-bakery-in-borca-the-shop-window-and-canopy-were-destroyed-a-camera-recorded-the-attacker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>THIRD TIME IN A MONTH: A bomb was thrown at a bakery in Borca, the shop window and canopy were destroyed, a camera recorded the attacker!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-best-year-in-the-last-10-as-many-as-29-pairs-and-25-chicks-of-the-eastern-imperial-eagle-were-registered-in-serbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE BEST YEAR IN THE LAST 10: As many as 29 pairs and 25 chicks of the Eastern imperial eagle were registered in Serbia!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-kecmanovics-announced-an-appeal-the-lawyer-claims-that-the-verdict-does-not-differ-from-the-previous-one-and-that-the-key-accusation-was-not-proven\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE KECMANOVICS ANNOUNCED AN APPEAL: The lawyer claims that the verdict does not differ from the previous one and that the key accusation was not proven!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/basketball-earthquake-in-denver-the-nuggets-want-to-bring-bogdan-bogdanovic-to-jokic-and-create-a-serbian-tandem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BASKETBALL EARTHQUAKE IN DENVER: The Nuggets want to bring Bogdan Bogdanovic to Jokic and create a \u201cSerbian tandem\u201d!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/parents-of-the-boy-killer-from-ribnikar-found-guilty-here-is-how-many-years-in-prison-the-kecmanovics-were-sentenced-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PARENTS OF THE BOY-KILLER FROM RIBNIKAR FOUND GUILTY: Here is how many years in prison the Kecmanovics were sentenced to!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source<\/strong>: Serbian Times <strong>Foto:<\/strong> Instagram\/ @krusevac.studenti.u.blokadi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the slogan &#8220;Save Slobodi\u0161te,&#8221; students in blockade from Kru\u0161evac have announced a gathering in response to what they describe as the violation of the integrity of the Slobodi\u0161te Memorial Complex through the construction of a Military Equipment Park. 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