Country:
RussiaLeningrad region
Value:
World value
Duration:
1–2 h
Cost:
free
Founded:
1931–1937
GPS:
Свирлаг
Country:
RussiaRegion:
Leningrad region
Свирлаг
Prison
Other names:
Свирлаг
,
Svirlag
Value:
World value
Visit duration:
1–2 h
Price (adult):
free
Why Top:
Major Gulag camp for Svir Hydroelectric Station
Description:
Svirlag was established for the construction of the Svir Hydroelectric Station and logging operations. Thousands of prisoners worked here. Today ruins of barracks and traces of the dam works remain in the forest.
Facts:
Hydroelectric construction and logging
Categories:
Prison
Prison
Best visit time:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Emergency:
112
Info:
Safety:
Remote forest
Tips:
Ruins of barracks and dam works
Connection:
No GSM
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