Naval Cemetery, Pula, Military cemetery in Stoja, Pula, Croatia

The Naval Cemetery in Pula is a burial ground dedicated to naval personnel, arranged with rows of headstones and monuments across landscaped grounds. The site displays plaques and markers that honor those lost at sea and in military service.

The cemetery was founded in 1862 when the navy established a dedicated burial ground for military sailors and officers. Over time, it has received burials from different eras and nations, reflecting the region's maritime history.

The cemetery is laid out as a park above Valkane bay, a favourite promenade of Pula residents. A marble replica of the memorial plaque to Janko Vuković-Podkapelski, who went down with SMS Viribus Unitis on 1 November 1918, stands on the outer wall of St Nicholas' chapel; the original is in Vienna's Military Museum. The restoration was completed with a naval ball on 3 May 1997 in the former Naval Casino, the first since 1914.

The cemetery lies in the Stoja district beside Valkane bay, a popular Pula promenade, and covers more than 22,000 m², so allow time to cross it. It is laid out as a park; the last renewal, backed by the Austrian Black Cross and the German War Graves Commission, was completed on 3 May 1997.

On the outer wall of the small Chapel of St Nicholas stood a memorial plaque to Janko Vuković-Podkapelski, who chose to go down with the SMS Viribus Unitis on 1 November 1918. The original is now in Vienna's Military Museum; the marble replica in Pula is incomplete.