BirthplaceSS 0049
Smiljan — Birthplace of Nikola Tesla
Smiljan, Gospić, Lika · Croatia
The house where Nikola Tesla was born and the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, where his father, the priest Milutin Tesla, served. Damaged during the wars of the 1990s, the complex was restored in 2006, on the 150th anniversary of Tesla’s birth, as a memorial centre.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IIRemembranceCommemorates a person, event or suffering from Serbian history.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
