Country:
RussiaKarelia
Value:
National value
Duration:
30–60 min
Cost:
free
Founded:
1930s
GPS:
Медвежьегорские тюремные бараки
Country:
RussiaRegion:
Karelia
Медвежьегорские тюремные бараки
Prison
Other names:
Медвежьегорские бараки
,
Medvezhyegorsk Barracks
Value:
National value
Visit duration:
30–60 min
Price (adult):
free
Why Top:
Abandoned Gulag barracks near Medvezhyegorsk
Description:
Near Medvezhyegorsk, wooden barracks once housed prisoners of Belbaltlag. Some ruins still stand on the outskirts of the town, slowly decaying in the forest.
Facts:
Housing for canal prisoners
Categories:
Prison
Prison
Best visit time:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Emergency:
112
Info:
Safety:
Urban edge
Tips:
Ruins of wooden barracks
Connection:
Coverage weak
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