War cemeterySS 0058
Serbian Military Cemetery at Zeitenlik
Thessaloniki, Macedonia (Greece) · Greece
The largest Serbian military cemetery of the First World War, within the Allied cemetery in Thessaloniki, holding the remains of some 7,500 Serbian soldiers from the Salonika Front. The mausoleum, chapel and crypt, designed by architect Aleksandar Vasić, were consecrated on 11 November 1936, Armistice Day. The first keeper of the cemetery was Savo Mihailović, and his descendants have continued to care for it.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IIRemembranceCommemorates a person, event or suffering from Serbian history.
- IVCommunityBuilt and cared for by a Serbian community in the region or in the diaspora.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
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