Lavoslav Ružička Birth House
Rodna kuća Lavoslava Ružičke
Birthplace of Lavoslav Ružička, the 1939 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, restored after the war as a small memorial museum presenting his life and scientific achievements.
Ružička was born in Vukovar in 1887 and later carried out research in Zurich, Switzerland, winning the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on terpenes and polymethylenes. The birth house near the Old Town's main street was damaged in 1991 and later restored as a memorial museum, displaying his life story, laboratory equipment and materials donated by Switzerland, along with interactive science exhibits. It is small, so 30 minutes is enough. Admission is about €2, making it a good stop on the way.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 10:00 am–6:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Baroque Old Town & Danube Promenade
- Memorial Cross at the Vuka–Danube Confluence
- Eltz Castle – Vukovar City Museum
- Place of Memory – Vukovar Hospital 1991
- Franciscan Monastery of Sts Philip and James
- Vukovar Water Tower
- Homeland War Memorial Centre Vukovar
- Vukovar Memorial Cemetery