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The Church of St. Filip and Jakov
croisbeauty Says: This is the part where the magnificent church organs used to stand and the choir. This is all what was left. Many of my friends from abroad have ask, why the churches, what was the point of such demolishings? The answer is simple and ruthless, by destructing of the culture,...
The Church of St. Filip and Jacob
croisbeauty Says: The interior part of the church looks very depressing, all what one could feel is deep sadness and infidelity that this could be done by the humans. In the history of the world, during many wars, the churches used to be a shelter and salvation for the civilians, oftenly even...
The Church of St. Filip and Jacob
croisbeauty Says: Partly reconstructed inner part of the church which was completely demolished. There is an exibition in the church which shows the look of it before 1991, in 1991, what was found in 1997 and the present roconstructions.When the sacral objects becoming military targets then...
The Church of St. Filip and Jakov
croisbeauty Says: On this photo you can see the interiors of the church and the monastery before the demolishing in 1991. Vukovar used to be very rich diocese and the locals usually like to show it by the look of their churches. The interiors of the Church of St. Filip and Jakov was richly...
The Church of St. Filip and Jacob
croisbeauty Says: The bell tower was completely demolished during the seage of the town, being one of the most favour targets for the Serbian artillery. When I saw this bells in the monastery yard it remainds me on Hemingway's book....., sad example of human stupidity never ending.
The Church of St. Filip and Jacob
croisbeauty Says: The front side of the church, dedicated to saints Philipe and Jacob is reconstructed aswell as a part of the monastery walls. The idea is to reconstruct the whole complex as it was before the demolishing in 1991. The interiors is still in the ruins a it takes alot of works...
diocletianvs Says: Since the 1948 Eltz castle was the home of Museum of Vukovar. The museum had four very important collections: Vukovar collection, Arts Gallery, Lavoslav Ruzicka collection and Recent History collection. Probably because Eltz castle was a symbol of Central European culture...
josselin Says: Au bord du Danube, à 150 mètres de l'hotel Dunav, terrasses, pergola, on y rencontre des locaux, plutôt agés, qui boivent et mangentambiance familiale. On ne parle pas Français (rarement dans ce coin de Croatie). On parle assez bien l'Anglais. Poisson, poisson et encore...
josselin Says: Au bord du Danube, à 150 mètres de l'hotel Dunav, terrasses, pergola, on y rencontre des locaux, plutôt agé, qui boivent et mangentambiance familiale. On ne parle pas Français (rarement dans ce coin de Croatie). On parle assez bien l'Anglais. Poisson, poisson et encore...
Arka - the place to be: Entertainmnet to the max
arkavukovar Says: Arka is a converted river barge, permanently moored on the river Danube adjacent to the Hotel Dunav in Vukovar. As well as serving as the passenger terminal for visitng river cruisers, it has been tranformed in to an amazing multi-purpose entertainment centre.You can sit on...
croisbeauty Says: Transportation of the goods along Danube river makes important part in the local economy. It is more cheaper then road transportation and therefore of course more convinient for the companies. Before the war of 1991, Vukovar was a very important port on the Danube River.
diocletianvs Says: You can easily reach Vukovar by car, bus or train. By car:If you're arriving by car then leave the A3 highway at Zupanja exit and just take the road to Vukovar via Vinkovci. Useful websites: Croatian automobile club: www.hak.hrCroatian highways: www.hac.hrBy bus:There are...
croisbeauty Says: It is in the Serbian custom and tradition to built homes for the deaths. Usually it is small house or single room filled with memories of the deceased. It is custom to bring food and drinks when visiting the cemetery and "share" it with the one who is missing. This tomb...
diocletianvs Says: Vukovarci. That is the word for people from Vukovar. If you arrive here only for a few hours or even days, you might think they are somewhat reserved, cold, distant.... Even us arriving from different parts of Croatia are seen as mere War Tourists, coming to Vukovar to...
croisbeauty Says: When you see such a warning, PAZI MINE, should respect it very strictly, there are still a lot of mines and bombs left in the area of the town. Vukovar is in a way a Croatin Stalingrad, there was a severe battle here in 1991. The seage of the town lasted several months and...
Be careful when walking around!
diocletianvs Says: Please do not enter the destroyed buildings. Some parts of them have such a big structural damage that it is very dangerous to go inside. Plus, inside might be unexploded mines. The surrounding areas of Vukovar are potential mine fields. If you see sign saying MINE respect...
diocletianvs Says: When the Serb forces took control of Vukovar on November 19th, 1991 one of the worst crimes happenned in Vukovar's hospital. After being attacked by hundreds of bombs the only working part of the hospital was its basement, with approximately 400 wounded patients, soldiers...
diocletianvs Says: The monument on Ovcara is so simple, so small and so strong at the same time to touch everyone's heart. From the main road you have to take small road that passes through Ovcara farm, near the pig farm building. Then it leads straight to the fields. You are surrounded only...
croisbeauty Says: Nowadays this is the seat of the local Police and was one of the first reconstructed buildings in the town of Vukovar. Police has very important role in the normalisation of every day life. It is multiethnic, composed by both Croats and Serba and I hope it works good.
croisbeauty Says: Reconstructed school is waiting for the first students in the school year 2002/2003. It was totally demolished in 1991 during the Serbian agression. Every reconstructed building is rising hopes that life could be established again as it was before 1991. I know it sounds...
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Further down the main street...It was Saturday afternoon, around 4 pm, and the city center was deserted except for our group. Don't wonder where most of the...
3 members live in Vukovar
Q: Hi everybody I am looking for a pension/hotel for one night in Vukovar, on the next week. Can you recommend me...
A: I can recomen hotel LAV in Vukovar. Very nice hotel in the center. Teir addres: J.J Strossmayera 18 32000 Vukovar Phone : 00385 32 445100 www.hotel-lav.hr Hope...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Vukovar. I'd love to share with you the 21 tips I've written, the 22 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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I was in Vukovar on Oct 18, 2003. Twelve years after, big part of the city is still in ruins to which it was reduced in 1991 after several months of siege and day-in day-out shelling by as many as...
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Vukovar, located on the Danube croatian shore close to Yugoslavia, is much different from the pictoresque, nice, quiet seaside towns on the Dalmatian coast. But this is also Croatia, and what happened...
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" TO THE LIVING WE OWE RESPECT BUT TO THE DEATH WE OWE ONLY THE TRUTH ". Voltaire Once a cute small town on a bank of Danube river, today it is remains of what was left. The town of Vukovar was...
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A place that made me think hard
Life is coming back to Vukovar. I won't comment much on the history or what happened in Vukovar - all the other pages on VT that have been created by others do a much better job of that than I can.......
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