Stara Gradiška prison is a former prison at Stara Gradiška, Croatia.
The prison site was first established in 1799. [1]
During World War II, the former Austro-Hungarian fortress was used by the Ustaša regime as the Stara Gradiška concentration camp, a part of the Jasenovac complex, the largest extermination camp in occupied Yugoslavia.
From 1945 until the late 1980s the prison at Stara Gradiška held political prisoners of the communist regime. [2] [3]
The detention facility was shut down by the Republic of Croatia in 1990, a decision made formal in February 1991. [4] However, from October 1991 until July 1993, the prison was again re-opened by the Krajina Serbs, who captured and detained numerous Croats in the facility during the Croatian War of Independence. [5]
As of 2007 [update], the municipality planned to turn the site into a museum. [6] As of 2012 [update], the Catholic Church planned to build a memorial church in the area. [7]
Kaznionica/zatvor u Staroj Gradišci, koji kontinuirano djeluje gotovo od 1799. godine kada su u tvrđavu zatvarani francuski vojni zarobljenici, pretvara se u sabirni logor sredinom veljače 1942. godine.bibliography entry
Stara Gradiška prison is a former prison at Stara Gradiška, Croatia.
The prison site was first established in 1799. [1]
During World War II, the former Austro-Hungarian fortress was used by the Ustaša regime as the Stara Gradiška concentration camp, a part of the Jasenovac complex, the largest extermination camp in occupied Yugoslavia.
From 1945 until the late 1980s the prison at Stara Gradiška held political prisoners of the communist regime. [2] [3]
The detention facility was shut down by the Republic of Croatia in 1990, a decision made formal in February 1991. [4] However, from October 1991 until July 1993, the prison was again re-opened by the Krajina Serbs, who captured and detained numerous Croats in the facility during the Croatian War of Independence. [5]
As of 2007 [update], the municipality planned to turn the site into a museum. [6] As of 2012 [update], the Catholic Church planned to build a memorial church in the area. [7]
Kaznionica/zatvor u Staroj Gradišci, koji kontinuirano djeluje gotovo od 1799. godine kada su u tvrđavu zatvarani francuski vojni zarobljenici, pretvara se u sabirni logor sredinom veljače 1942. godine.bibliography entry