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The Tomb of National Heroes (Slovene: Grobnica narodnih herojev, also nagrobnik narodnih herojev) in Ljubljana, Slovenia is a tomb and a monument for the national heroes of the World War II resistance struggle in Slovenia, created in 1949. The designers of the tomb and the monument were the architect Edo Mihevc and the sculptor Boris Kalin. It stands next to Šubic Street (Šubičeva ulica), at the southern side of National Heroes Square (Trg narodnih herojev), west of the National Assembly Building. It has been protected as a cultural monument of local significance.
The tomb is located underground, and a monument in the shape of a sarcophagus stands beside it, in the shade of the trees on the western side of the National Assembly Building. Since it was installed, the monument has been modified several times and placed on a granite base. The eastern and western faces of the sarcophagus are covered by bronze reliefs depicting scenes from the Second World War. A patriotic epitaph, written by the poet Oton Župančič, runs along the top edge. It was designed in December 1948 as one of his last works and carved in 1949.
Named on the northern face of the sarcophagus
Tone Tomšič, a.k.a. Gašper (1910–1942), main resistance organizer in Slovenia, arrested and executed by Italian forces
Slavko Šlander, a.k.a. Aleš (1909–1941), resistance organizer, arrested and executed by German forces
Miloš Zidanšek, a.k.a. Vencelj (1909–1942), resistance organizer and commander, killed in battle with Italian forces
Franc Rozman, a.k.a. Stane (1911–1944), head commander of Slovenian partisan units, killed in an accident
Ivan Kavčič, a.k.a. Nande (1913–1943), resistance commander, killed in battle with Italian forces and the Slovenian White Guard
Named on the western face of the sarcophagus
Miha Marinko (1900–1983), resistance commander, later a prominent politician in Slovenia
Stane Semič, a.k.a. Daki (1915–1985), resistance commander, the first Slovenian recipient of the Order of the National Hero
Named on the eastern face of the sarcophagus
Edvard Kardelj, a.k.a. Krištof (1910–1979), politician and philosopher, the most influential communist ideologue in Yugoslavia
Named on the southern face of the sarcophagus
Milovan Šaranović (1913–1943), Montenegrin officer, Slovenian partisan commander
Dragan Jevtić (1914–1943), Serbian officer, Slovenian partisan commander
Ljubo Šercer (1915–1941), resistance organizer and commander, arrested and executed by Italian forces
Janko Premrl, a.k.a. Vojko (1920–1943), resistance commander, mortally wounded in battle
Majda Šilc (1923–1944), resistance nurse, killed in battle
Boris Kidrič (1912–1953), resistance politician, first prime minister of Slovenia
Dušan Kveder, a.k.a. Tomaž (1915–1966), resistance commander, later a diplomat and encyclopedist
Vinko Simončič, a.k.a. Gašper (1914–1944), resistance commander, killed in battle with German forces
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