Tjentište War Memorial

The Tjentište War Memorial is one of the most well-known of the spomeniks, or modernist World War II memorials, built in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It is a sculpture and memorial complex dedicated to the fallen Partisan fighters of the Battle of the Sutjeska in 1943. It was created in the 1970s. The Tjentište spomenik is a cement angular sculpture located near the Spomen-Dom (Memory House) Museum in Sutjeska National Park.

The Tjentište and Spomen-Dom memorialize Yugoslav Partisan fighters killed in the Battle of Sutjeska, which took occurred between May 15 and June 16, 1943, as part of the Axis Fifth Enemy Offensive aimed at defeating the Partisan force in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Tjentite War Memorial was one of the most elaborate memorial projects in post-war Yugoslavia, as well as one of the most popular memorial locations. While the memorial complex was seriously damaged in the 1990s, efforts to conserve and restore it have been made in recent years.

The Tjentite War Memorial was renovated using UNESCO funds in 2011, and the adjacent field has been used for a summer rock music festival named OK Fest since 2014. The frescoes of the Spomen-Dom were restored in 2018.

Location: Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina