Church of all Saints

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The small chapel with the bell tower is the Church of all Saints, located on the highest point of the hill of Obrš, on which lies part of the central city cemetery.

It was built in 1575 and served as the church for the area of Drenova. It was drawn in the Austrian maps as All Saints in 1748, and in 1778 as Chapel Sanctorum until the construction of the greater church of Our Lady of Carmel (Gospe Karmelske) in 1847.

Losing its original purpose, the church started to falling apart. In 1917 it remained without bells. But with the construction and opening of the new Central City Cemetery Drenova, the church was restored, appropriately blended into the new ambient and in use again.

The central cross and the ossuary
The Christian cross is the symbol of suffering and at the same time the symbol of life.
Spiral complex of niches and compartments
C.G.G. Drenova is special for the exploitation of two natural Karst "craters" (vrtača) located at the cemetery site. They were used for building spiral complexes of niches and compartments.
Memorial to the members of the Military Police
In the immediate proximity of the Civil War Veterans' Alley, there is a memorial to the members of 71st Battalion of Military Police.
A memorial ossuary for the remains of the deceased of Islamic religion
The common memorial ossuary was built in 2018 for the remains of the deceased of the Islamic religion who were buried in the general field of C.G.G. Drenova.
Central facility
The funeral ceremony? Goodbye or hello?
The memorial for body donors
"The memorial for those who gave their body for the study and advancement of medical science, let this eternal light shine for them."
The Memorial field for ash scattering
To the Memorial field leads a pedestrian path that is connected to one of the main pedestrian paths of the cemetery Drenovo and a smaller side path leading to the children's general fields.
Church of all Saints
The small chapel with the bell tower is the Church of all Saints, located on the highest point of the hill of Obrš, on which lies part of the central city cemetery.
Civil War Veterans' Alley
Civil War Veterans' Alley lies at the entrance of C.G.G. Drenova, on the right side of the greenery. You can get there by taking a corridor surrounded by evergreen hedge.
The accompanying facilities
Flower shop, showroom and info point.