I was looking for the place where I read that members of my family died. I read there was a cliff where people were thrown down alive and died in terrible agony and wanted to find the place and pray for Peace and Forgivness. After waking up at 4:00 am and driving from Zagreb to a small town named Gospic (about 2.5 hours) I asked a young man how to reach the place called Jadovno. It was only a few kilometers away from Gospic and I found a dirt road through the woods.
After a few miles I saw a stone structure in the middle of the woods that looked worth exploring. I stopped my car but assuming that the people were thrown of a cliff I started climbing up the mountain until it was too cold and too dangerous, went back to the car and after driving a little more decided to turn back to the main road. On the way back I met three wood cutters whom I asked if they knew about a place where people died 65 years ago and they told me to return the that stone structure but walk down and look for a hole in the ground.
Stairs leading the the hole
The hole, a few feet in diameter and miles deep. Thousands of
people were thrown into it alive. What man can do to man.
Link to old pictures of Jadovno (1953-55). If you have more information Email me to novak@ithaca.edu or to bastasic@teol.net