Ovčara Memorial Centre
Spomen dom Ovčara
The site where wounded patients from the Vukovar hospital were killed in 1991; a former warehouse converted into a memorial that tells the tragedy through dim spaces and photos of the victims.
After Vukovar fell in November 1991, about 200 wounded people and civilians taken from the hospital were murdered at Ovčara Farm, one of the gravest war crimes of the Croatian War of Independence. The warehouse where they were held is now a memorial. Inside it is dim, and lights in the ceiling and photographs of the victims on the walls create a sombre atmosphere. A monument stands near the mass grave nearby. Admission is free; it may be closed on Mondays. It is about 5 km from Vukovar town centre, so you'll need a car or taxi.
Opening hours
About 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Vukovar Memorial Cemetery
- Vučedol Culture Museum
- Vukovar Water Tower
- Homeland War Memorial Centre Vukovar
- Franciscan Monastery of Sts Philip and James
- Memorial Cross at the Vuka–Danube Confluence
- Baroque Old Town & Danube Promenade
- Lavoslav Ružička Birth House