Austro-Hungarian Military Cemetery Banjšice

Hiking Researchers
15 min.

The Austro-Hungarian military cemetery Banjšice lies on a clearing on the Banjšice plateau, 200 metres south of the hamlet Lužarji.
There are about a hundred of headstones arranged in eight rows in this military cemetery.

 

Register of the Fallen Soldiers

 

Photos: Fundacija Poti miru

Access and useful info

Access

The military cemetery Banjšice lies in a sinkhole in the northwestern part of the village of Banjšice, close to the hamlet Lužarji. The easiest access to the cemetery is from Kanal ob Soči in the direction towards Kanalski vrh and then towards Banjšice. While driving from Kanalski vrh towards Banjšice you will see a signpost by the road for the military cemetery; park your car there. After less than a ten-minute walk through the forest you reach a clearing; in a nearby sinkhole, there is a fenced area with concrete tombstones.

Information

Center za obiskovalce Pot miru, Kobarid
(The Walk of Peace Visitor Centre, Kobarid)
Gregorčičeva ulica 8
SI–5222 Kobarid
+386 5 389 0167, +386 31 586 296
turizem@potmiru.si, info@thewalkofpeace.com
www.thewalkofpeace.com

TIC Kanal
Pionirska ulica 2
SI–5213 Kanal
+386 5 398 12 13
info@ztkms-kanal.si
www.tic-kanal.si

Hiking Researchers
15 min.

Duration

15 min.

GPS coordinates

46.069405, 13.691647

Best time of year

January–December
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