_IMG_09.jpg) The former prison in 2023, currently houses the Sighet Memorial Museum | |
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| Coordinates | 47°55′37″N 23°53′27″E / 47.92694°N 23.89083°E |
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| Status | Closed, listed as historic monument |
| Population | Political prisoners (from 1948 to closure) |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Closed | 1977 |
| Director | Vasile Ciolpan (1950–1955) |
| Street address | 4 Corneliu Coposu Street |
| City | Sighetu Marmației |
| County | Maramureș County |
| ZIP Code | 435500 |
| Country | Romania |
| Website | www |
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| Socialist Republic of Romania |
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The Sighet Prison, located in the city of Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș County, Romania, was used by Romania to hold criminals, prisoners of war, and political prisoners. It is now the site of the Sighet Memorial Museum, part of the Memorial of the Victims of Communism.[1]