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Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
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Coordinates | 50°4′55.20″N 14°18′48.96″E / 50.0820000°N 14.3136000°E |
Status | Operational |
Capacity | 910 |
Population | 691 (as of June 2015) |
Opened | 1 July 1935 |
Managed by | Prison Service of the Czech Republic |
Street address | Staré náměstí 3 |
City | Prague |
Postal code | 161 00 |
Country | Czech Republic |
Website |
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Ruzyně Prison ( Czech: Vazební věznice Praha Ruzyně) is a prison in the Ruzyně neighborhood of Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Construction began in April 1949 to renovate a disused building near Prague–Ruzyně Airport and the prison opened by October, to house the Slánský trial victims. [1] During the Communist era, arrested dissidents were held there, including Václav Havel, who later became President of Czechoslovakia. [2] [3] The prison is currently used to hold detainees awaiting trial. [4]
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Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
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Coordinates | 50°4′55.20″N 14°18′48.96″E / 50.0820000°N 14.3136000°E |
Status | Operational |
Capacity | 910 |
Population | 691 (as of June 2015) |
Opened | 1 July 1935 |
Managed by | Prison Service of the Czech Republic |
Street address | Staré náměstí 3 |
City | Prague |
Postal code | 161 00 |
Country | Czech Republic |
Website |
www |
Ruzyně Prison ( Czech: Vazební věznice Praha Ruzyně) is a prison in the Ruzyně neighborhood of Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Construction began in April 1949 to renovate a disused building near Prague–Ruzyně Airport and the prison opened by October, to house the Slánský trial victims. [1] During the Communist era, arrested dissidents were held there, including Václav Havel, who later became President of Czechoslovakia. [2] [3] The prison is currently used to hold detainees awaiting trial. [4]
Media related to
Ruzyně Prison at Wikimedia Commons