Country:
RussiaKarelia
Value:
National value
Duration:
1–2 h
Cost:
free
Founded:
1931–1933
GPS:
Povenets Camps
Country:
RussiaRegion:
Karelia
Povenets Camps
Prison
Other names:
Повенецкие лагеря
,
Povenets Camps
Value:
National value
Visit duration:
1–2 h
Price (adult):
free
Why Top:
Gulag camps near Povenets for canal construction
Description:
The Povenets camps housed prisoners who built the southern locks of the White Sea–Baltic Canal. Today ruins of barracks and canal structures can still be seen near Povenets.
Facts:
Built southern locks of Belomorkanal
Categories:
Prison
Prison
Best visit time:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Emergency:
112
Info:
Safety:
Remote
Tips:
Ruins of barracks and locks
Connection:
No GSM
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