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Slavín War Memorial and Military Cemetery

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Slavín War Memorial and Military Cemetery

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Slavín War Memorial and Military Cemetery

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Location: Bratislava, Slovakia

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1. Old Town Hall, Bratislava – Bratislava Old Town loop from Päťsto bytov

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2. Bratislava Old Town (Staré Mesto) loop from Hradné údolie

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3. Devin Castle – Bratislava Old Town loop from Bratislava hlavná stanica

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May 11, 2024

The gigantic Slavín war memorial is visible from much of the city. On a hill overlooking the castle, it commemorates the city’s liberation by the Red Army in April 1945.

It is also a cemetery for 6,845 Soviet soldiers who died during the battles for the city and the surrounding region that took place in the final weeks of World War II.The scale of the memorial is impressive: the central obelisk is more than 39 metres high, and is topped by an 11-metre tall statue (by Alexander Trizuljak) of a victorious Soviet soldier carrying a flag. Around the base are inscriptions recording the Slovak cities liberated by the Red Army during its westward advance in 1944 and 1945.
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Jochen

August 24, 2018

Russian memorial and military cemetery high on a hill of the urban area.

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Damian

February 13, 2021

Slavín is a memorial monument and military cemetery in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the burial ground of thousands of Soviet Army soldiers who fell during World War II while taking over the city in April 1945 from the occupying German Wehrmacht units and the remaining Slovak troops who supported the clero-fascist Tiso government. It is situated on a hill amidst a rich villa quarter of the capital and embassy residences close to the centre of Bratislava.

It was constructed between 1957 and 1960 on the site of a field cemetery, and opened on April 3, 1960 on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the city's liberation. The monument was constructed similar in kind to the Palace of Culture and Science in Stalinist architectural style. In 1961 it was declared a National Cultural Monument. Its designer was Ján Svetlík.

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Elevation 240 m

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Slavín War Memorial and Military Cemetery

1. Old Town Hall, Bratislava – Bratislava Old Town loop from Päťsto bytov

2. Bratislava Old Town (Staré Mesto) loop from Hradné údolie

3. Devin Castle – Bratislava Old Town loop from Bratislava hlavná stanica

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