Memorial Grave of NOB Fighters, Radovljica

Memorial in the form of a tall obelisk, with graves in front of it (two rows of 14 tombstones each). It is located in the middle of a well-kept park. The cemetery was designed in 1960 by Janja Lap and Edo Ravnikar, and was made by Ljubljana Stonecutting. The unveiling took place in July 1961, and it was declared a memorial of local importance by a municipal decision (Official Gazette of Gorenjska, no. 11/87-160) on 23 July 1987.

An article in TV-15 from 1969 reports on the inscription on the column: "It says that the national hero Jooe Gregorčič and 71 partisans who fell on Jelovica are buried here."

So far known names and data of the fighters whose remains are laid to rest in the tomb: From Mošenjska Planina:

Henrik Biček, born 3 February 1917 Praprotno Brdo: lived and worked in Kranj, joined the partisans in summer 1941 in Cankar's battalion.

Miha Fister, born 25 February 1918 Cegelnica, worker, joined the partisans on 26 July 1941 in Kranjsko (1.) squad.

Ciril Golja, born 30 January 1921 Trebenče nad Cerknim, blacksmith assistant, joined the partisans on 22 December 1941 in Cankar's battalion.

Jurij Gračan, Kovači Grad Vinica

Jernej Kokelj, born 3 August 1922 Dolenčice, farmer, joined the partisans on 22 December 1941 in Cankar's battalion.

Janez Kovačič, older, born 21 January 1916 Radohova vas, worker, joined the partisans on 7 December 1941 in Cankar's battalion.

Karel Mlakar, from Trzin, tailor, joined the partisans on 15 September 1941 in Rašiško, then Moravško squad.

Stanislav Oman, born 17 October 1924 Hotavlja, shoemaker apprentice, joined the partisans on 23 December 1941 in Cankar's battalion.

Benedikt Padovan, born 27 May 1914 Števerjan, road worker, joined the partisans on 28 July 1941 in Jelovško squad.

Mirko Šubic, born 3 April 1921 Hotavlja, student, joined the partisans on 22 December 1941 in Cankar's battalion.

Edvard Tominec, born 20 May 1921 Hruševje pri Postojni, electrician, joined the partisans on 7 December 1941 in Cankar's battalion.

From Lipniška Planina: Anton Benedičič from Brezovica, farmer on Srednja Dobrava, joined the partisans in August 1941 in Cankar's battalion.

Franc Bergant, born 21 November 1923 Kropa, carpenter, joined the partisans on 30 July 1942 in Selška squad of Gorenjska detachment.

Janez Branc, born 1903 on Hrušica, traffic worker in KID, joined the partisans on 6 July 1942 in Selška squad of Gorenjska detachment.

Jože Gregorčič, data in the text.

Angela Košnjek - Micka, born 29 September 1920 Ljubljana, carpenter, joined the partisans on 30 July 1942 in Selška squad of Gorenjska detachment.

Karel Perdih - Žar, born 5 August 1920 Velenje, lived and worked in Kranj. Joined the partisans on 1 July 1942, when he managed to escape as a fugitive from the marshes in Mostah pri Žirovnici. Joined Selška squad of Gorenjska detachment.

Stanislav Pesjak, born 19 February 1925 Kranj

Frančišek Pogačnik, born 18 August 1912 Kropa, shoemaker assistant, joined the partisans on 30 July 1942 in Selška squad of Gorenjska detachment.

Frančiška Pogačnik - Pepa, born 20 February 1925 Kropa, sewing assistant, joined the partisans on 30 July 1942 in Selška squad of Gorenjska detachment.

Jože Pogačnik, born 17 October 1907 Kropa, worker in KID, joined the partisans on 30 July 1942 in Selška squad of Gorenjska detachment.

Peter Pogačnik - Skala, born 18 July 1916 Zaloše, worker in KID, joined the partisans on 3 April 1942 in Selška squad.

Janko Ravnihar - Beno, born 28 March 1924 Križna Gora, carpenter assistant, joined the partisans on 14 December 1941 in Cankar's battalion.

Leopold Ravnihar - Henrik, born 28 October 1918 Križna Gora, forest worker, joined the partisans on 14 December 1941, was a commander of a squad in Cankar's battalion.Frančiška Staroverski - Špela, born 12. 2. 1889 Kropa, housewife, joined the partisans on 30. 7. 1942 in Selška squad of Gorenjska detachment.

Maria Tavčar - Rija, born 27. 9. 1920 Žirovnica, seamstress, joined the partisans on 7. 8. 1942 in Cankarjev (1.) battalion of Gorenjska detachment.

Sava Osredkar - Čiro, born 16. 11. 1922 Ljubljana, chemistry student, joined the partisans on 5. 5. 1942 in Dolomitski detachment.

Radko Osredkar - Tedi, born 16. 11. 1922 Ljubljana, metallurgy student, joined the partisans on 5. 5. 1942 in Dolomitski detachment.

From Blegoš: Ive Osredkar - Stipe, born 6. 5. 1915 Ljubljana, ship officer, joined the partisans on 5. 5. 1942 in Dolomitski detachment. Fallen on 5. 8. 1942.

Data on eight fallen members of Selška squad, fallen on Lipniška hill, are still unknown." (On the Path of Memories)

On the opening of the memorial, see main article in Glas 29. July 1961.

Alojz Kos (ed.): On the Path of Memories: Memorial Signs of the People's Liberation War and the Socialist Revolution in the Municipality of Radovljica. Radovljiški zbornik, 1990. 171-173.

Guide to Partisan Paths, Ljubljana: Borec, 1978, p. 197 and 250.

Vlasta Felc: Forgetting and Remembering. Mladina 17. October 2025.

Borut Kersnik: Even after the renovation without names. Gorenjski glas 23. October 2025.

Miran Hladnik: Grave of the People's Liberation War fighters, Radovljica. Svobodna beseda July 2026.

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From a letter by Borut Kersnik to the Municipality of Radovljica September 2023: "In the ossuary, together with national hero Jožet Gregorčič, 71 partisans who fell on this hill are buried. From the Radovljiški zbornik from 1990, On the Path of Memories, it can be read that the bodies or parts of partisans who fell in the woods of Jelovica, among others 11 from Mošenjska and 18 from Lipniška hill, were transferred to the ossuary. Among them are also three Osredkar brothers from Ljubljana, who fell in 1942. Ive, a naval officer, 27 years old, fell in August on Blegoš, twins Radko and Sava, students, 19 years old, fell in September on Lipniška hill together with Jožet Gregorčič. From the same source we also quote Jožet Dežman's words: “The Radovljica fighters wanted the memorial to also serve as a local memorial and planted stone pillars in the flower bed, engraved the names of the victims on them and then erased them. The pillars remained and significantly altered the original layout. [..] Relatives of the fallen partisans therefore specifically propose that in the ossuary in Radovljica data for all known persons buried at this place be listed.”

In June 2026, the names of 29 known buried persons were engraved on the tombstones, and an information board was placed in front of the cemetery (see links).