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"
Паметник
Pametnik
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General information
TypeMonument to the soldiers died in Serbo-Bulgarian War
AddressNeškovo Hill
Town or cityEmblem_of_Dimitrovgrad_(Serbia).svg Dimitrovgrad
CountrySerbia Serbia
Coordinates43°1′22″N 22°45′53.3″E / 43.02278°N 22.764806°E / 43.02278; 22.764806
CompletedMay 6, 1887
Height10m
Technical details
Materialstone, bricks and metal

About the monument

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The 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]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""Pametnik", čuvar Dimitrovgrada i anti-ratni simbol" (in Serbian). Južne vesti. 2017-10-15.
  2. ^ "Нишавските Българи" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). macedonia.kroraina.org. 2017-12-13.
  3. ^ "Pametnik". Sportsko-turistički centar Caribrod.