Pitesti Prison Memorial

Pitești Prison was a penal facility in , , best remembered for the reeducation experiment which was carried out between December 1949 and September 1951, during Communist party rule.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Building
  • Description: case of human experimentation
  • Also known as: “Închisoarea Pitești” and “Pitești Experiment”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monumentul „1907” and Pitești city hall.

Work of art
Photo: Biruitorul, CC0.
is a work of art, which is situated 230 metres south of Pitesti Prison Memorial.

Town hall
Photo: Stancosty, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a town hall, which is situated 1 km southeast of Pitesti Prison Memorial.

Museum
Photo: Stancosty, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
The Argeș County Museum is a government institution and visitor attraction based in , . Formally inaugurated in 1955, it is headquartered in an 1890s palace in the city center. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Pitesti Prison Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valea Mare-Podgoria and Bascov.

Village
Photo: Mihalache Sinziana, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Pitesti Prison Memorial.

Village
Photo: David Chifiriuc, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Pitesti Prison Memorial.

Village
Photo: Romanichthys Valsanicola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Pitesti Prison Memorial.

Pitesti Prison Memorial

Latitude
44.86506° or 44° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
24.86435° or 24° 51′ 52″ east
Open location code
8GP6VV87+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 311504095
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q111166718
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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Pitesti Prison Memorial” goes by many names.
  • German: “Pitești-Experiment”
  • Portuguese: “Experimento Pitești”
  • Romanian: “Experimentul Pitești”
  • Swedish: “Piteștiexperiementet”
  • Ukrainian: “Пітештський експеримент”

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Highlights include Pitești prison memorial and Natisan.

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