"The prison in Sighetu Marmaţiei (often referred to just as 'Sighet') was built in 1897, when the area was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as a prison for criminal offenders.
After 1945, at the end of World War II, the repatriation of Romanians who had been prisoners of war and deportees in the Soviet Union was done through Sighet." (from Wikipedia)
Sighetu Marmației - Maramureș, Romania.
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"In August 1948, once communist power had been consolidated in Romania, Sighet prison was reserved for political opponents of the regime. At first, it held a group of students, pupils and peasants from the Maramureş region. Many of the surviving prisoners are still living in Sighet to this very day." (from Wikipedia)
Sighetu Marmației - Maramureș.
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"On the night of May 5, 1950, over one hundred former dignitaries from the whole country were brought to the Sighet penitentiary (former ministers and other politicians, as well as academics, economists, military officers, historians, and journalists), some of them sentenced to heavy punishments, and others held without any form of trial. The majority were over 60 years old. Many important figures of inter-war Romania died in custody, including the leader of the National Peasants' Party and former Prime Minister of Romania, Iuliu Maniu." (from Wikipedia)
Sighetu Marmației - Maramureș.
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Situated in the prison itself, the displays and material are entirely in Romanian but an English booklet with descriptions of the rooms and background is available. Well worth a visit!
Sighetu Marmației - Maramureș.
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