The two WWII bombs that have been found in Maribor this week will be disarmed at their current locations, which will also require certain evacuation procedures in the perimeter specified for each bomb according to its size.
The 250 kg bomb, found at the construction site near Europark last Saturday is going to be disarmed this Thursday, October 31st and the evacuation will take place between 8:00 and 16:00 with a perimeter of 300 metres. This includes the greater part of the Maribor University Medical Centre, which stands within the reach of its possible blast. More than a thousand patients will be moved on Thursday, all visits will be cancelled and access to the hospital limited to emergency cases.
The second bomb, found two days later during the works on the railway track by the railway bridge, weighs about 500 kg and the evacuation perimeter is set at 600 metres for all movement, while all the buildings will be evacuated in the radius of 300 metres. This bomb will be disarmed on Sunday, November 3rd.
Occupied Maribor was quite heavily bombed by the allies. The first bombing took place on January 7th, 1944, with 276 bombs dropped on the city, which killed 55 people. Bombings continued on October 13th and lasted until April 12, 1945, when the city was bombed for the last time. The worst bombing occurred on October 14, 1944, when around 560 bombs were dropped on the city, killing 76 people.
