Jasikovac

Brief Details:

Name: ‘Monument to Freedom’ or ‘Jasikovac Hill Monument’ (Споменик на брду Јасиковац)

Location: Berane (formerly Ivangrad), Montenegro

Year completed: 1977

DesignerBogdan Bogdanović (profile page)

CoordinatesN42°51’01.2″, E19°52’48.7″ 

Dimensions: 18m tall conical monument

Materials used: Sandstone and gabbro blocks

Condition: Good

History

This monument at the spomenik complex in Berane, Montenegro commemorates the thousands of soldiers and civilians from this area who perished during the National Liberation War (WWII).

Symbolism

The memorial sculpture here at Berane, created by designer Bogdan Bogdanović, is characterized by a very geometic conical shape. While sources vary as to the specific symbolic meaning of this shape, some sources relate that it could possibly be meant to symbolize the sharp point of a bullet, asserting that such symbolism is designed to represent this region’s continual struggle for liberation from oppressors and invaders.

Contact

Jasikovac
email
opstinaberane@t-com.me
address
IV ЦРНОГОРСКЕ БРИГАДЕ БРОЈ 1
phone
+382 (51) 231 973