Status Heavily damaged Floor area 2200 m3 water Opened 1968 | Completed 1968 Height 50 m Architect Plan d.o.o | |
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Main contractor Hidrotehna Zagreb d.o.o. Similar Vučedol Culture Museum, Vuka, Ovcara Memorial Center, Eltz Manor, Memorijalni centar Domovin | ||
Vukovar water tower (Croatian: Vukovarski vodotoranj) is a water tower in the Croatian city of Vukovar. It is one of the most famous symbols of Vukovar and the suffering of the city and the country in the Battle of Vukovar and the Croatian War of Independence, when the water tower and the city itself were largely destroyed by the Serbian forces.
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History
The water tower was designed by the company Plan and built by Hidrotehna Zagreb, in the late 1960s. It was built in a city park, popularly known as Najpar-bašća, in the district of Mitnica.
Until the war, the top of the tower was home to a restaurant with a view over Vukovar, Dunav and surrounding vineyards.
During the Battle of Vukovar, the water tower was one of the most frequent targets of artillery. It was hit more than 600 times during the siege.
Future
After the reintegration of Vukovar into the Republic of Croatia, reconstruction of the water tower was initiated by Croatian President Franjo Tuđman, but that has since changed. The water tower will not be restored to its original state and will instead become a memorial area to the pain and suffering that Vukovar endured.