Închisoarea Doftana
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Închisoarea Doftana was a notorious Romanian prison, especially during the interwar and early communist periods, known for holding political prisoners and later becoming a memorial site.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memorial site
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Doftana Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | fortified prison architecture ⓘ |
| closedAsPrison | mid‑20th century ⓘ |
| convertedTo | museum ⓘ |
| country | Romania ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
exhibits on communist movement history
ⓘ
exhibits on political repression ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cell blocks
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| hasPrisoner |
Alexandru Moghioroș
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chivu Stoica NERFINISHED ⓘ Gheorghe Gheorghiu‑Dej NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilie Pintilie NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolae Ceaușescu NERFINISHED ⓘ other members of the illegal Romanian Communist Party ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
historic monument of Romania
ⓘ
memorial museum ⓘ |
| inception | 1895 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh detention conditions
ⓘ
holding communist political prisoners ⓘ holding trade union activists ⓘ repression of left‑wing opposition ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Romanian ⓘ |
| laterFunction | political prison ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Telega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeUnit | Prahova County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Muntenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Câmpina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| memorialTo |
Romanian communist movement
ⓘ
political prisoners ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Doftana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
early communist period in Romania
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| openedAsMuseum | communist era in Romania ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Romanian authorities ⓘ |
| originalFunction | penitentiary for common criminals ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentOfPrisoners |
communist
ⓘ
left‑wing ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1930s political detentions
ⓘ
1940 earthquake collapse of a wing ⓘ |
| tourismType | dark tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor | detention of political prisoners ⓘ |
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