Country:
RussiaPerm region
Value:
World value
Duration:
2–3 days
Cost:
free
Founded:
1930s–1950s
GPS:
Вишерлаг
Country:
RussiaRegion:
Perm region
Вишерлаг
Prison
Other names:
Вишерлаг
,
Visherlag
Value:
World value
Visit duration:
2–3 days
Price (adult):
free
Why Top:
Major Gulag camp in northern Urals
Description:
Visherlag was one of the largest Gulag camps in the Urals, established for logging and supplying the paper industry. Today ruins of barracks, camp cemeteries, and industrial remains can still be found in the taiga.
Facts:
Logging and paper industry
Categories:
Prison
Prison
Best visit time:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Emergency:
112
Info:
Safety:
Remote taiga
Tips:
Ruins of barracks and cemetery
Connection:
No GSM
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