 The village of Periprava in 1936 | |
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| Location | Periprava, Tulcea County, Romanian People's Republic |
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| Coordinates | 45°18′N 29°34′E / 45.300°N 29.567°E |
| Status | Defunct |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Population | Political prisoners |
| Opened | July 1, 1957 |
| Closed | 1963 |
| Director | Ioan Ficior |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Florin Pavlovici, Mitică Popescu, Mihai Rădulescu, Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu | |
The Periprava labor camp was a labor camp operated by the Romanian communist regime, part of the Brăila Pond labor camps. The camp, located near the village of Periprava in the Danube Delta, held up to 2,000 prisoners.[1][2] According to a study done by the International Centre for Studies into Communism, 8.23% of political prisoners in Communist Romania did time at Periprava.[3] In the literature on communist prisons and camps in Romania, the Periprava labor camp is described as one of the harshest places of imprisonment. In view of the extremely severe detention and work regime, sheer terror, and high mortality, the camp is known among former detainees as a true "death camp".[4]
- ^ "Ion Ficior, 90, Convicted in Romania Labor Camp Crimes, Is Dead". The New York Times. September 26, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Mutler, Alison (September 18, 2013). "Romania: Camp commander accused of 103 deaths". USA Today. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Recensământul populației concentraționare din România în anii 1945–1989 (date preliminare)" [Census of the concentration camp population in Romania in the years 1945–1989 (preliminary data)] (in Romanian). 31 May 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Țălnaru, Dan Mihai. "Lagărul morții de la Periprava. Mărturii inedite din ancheta torționarului Ficior" [The death camp at Periprava. New testimonies from the investigation of the torturer Ficior]. Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved March 4, 2024.