Doftana Prison
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Doftana Prison was a notorious Romanian penitentiary used during the interwar and early communist periods to detain political prisoners, including future leader Nicolae Ceaușescu.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doftana Prison canonical | 2 |
| Turi prison | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| afterUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum of the communist movement ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | fortress‑like prison architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct prisons in Romania
ⓘ
Historic monuments in Prahova County ⓘ Political prisons in Romania ⓘ |
| closure | mid‑20th century ⓘ |
| condition | dilapidated ⓘ |
| country | Romania ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Romanian communist movement
ⓘ
political prisoners ⓘ |
| event | Doftana Prison earthquake collapse 1929 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cell blocks
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument of Romania ⓘ |
| inception | 1895 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh detention conditions
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ symbol of communist resistance before 1944 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Romanian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Doftana, Prahova County
ⓘ
Muntenia ⓘ Prahova County ⓘ Romania ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nativeName | Închisoarea Doftana ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Chivu Stoica
ⓘ
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej ⓘ
surface form:
Gheorghe Gheorghiu‑Dej
Ilie Pintilie ⓘ Ion Gheorghe Maurer ⓘ Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu ⓘ Nicolae Ceaușescu ⓘ |
| operator |
Kingdom of Romania
ⓘ
Romanian communist authorities ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Romanian state ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
death of several prisoners in 1929 collapse
ⓘ
partial collapse during 1929 Vrancea earthquake ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
early communist period in Romania
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of communists
ⓘ
detention of left‑wing activists ⓘ detention of trade unionists ⓘ political imprisonment ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Turi prison