Sighet Prison

Sighet Prison
The former prison in 2023, currently houses the Sighet Memorial Museum
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Coordinates47°55′37″N 23°53′27″E / 47.92694°N 23.89083°E / 47.92694; 23.89083
StatusClosed, listed as historic monument
PopulationPolitical prisoners (from 1948 to closure)
Opened1897
Closed1977
DirectorVasile Ciolpan (1950–1955)
Street address4 Corneliu Coposu Street
CitySighetu Marmației
CountyMaramureș County
ZIP Code435500
CountryRomania
Websitewww.memorialsighet.ro

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]

  1. ^ "The Sighet Memorial to the Victims of Communism".