Country:
RussiaKarelia
Value:
World value
Duration:
1–2 h
Cost:
free
Founded:
1931–1933
GPS:
Белбалтлаг
Country:
RussiaRegion:
Karelia
Белбалтлаг
Prison
Other names:
Белбалтлаг
,
Belbaltlag
Value:
World value
Visit duration:
1–2 h
Price (adult):
free
Why Top:
Main Gulag camp for White Sea–Baltic Canal
Description:
Belbaltlag was the central camp administration for the White Sea–Baltic Canal, headquartered in Medvezhyegorsk. Tens of thousands of prisoners worked here. Today only ruins and memorials remain.
Facts:
Headquarters in Medvezhyegorsk
Categories:
Prison
Prison
Best visit time:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Emergency:
112
Info:
Safety:
Urban
Tips:
Ruins of camp buildings
Connection:
Coverage weak
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