🕯 Recsk forced labor camp

Hungary · Europe · 47.90°N, 20.09°E

Recsk forced labor camp was a forced labor camp in the communist era in Hungary operated by the State Protection Authority (ÁVH) between October 1950 and the fall of 1953, near the quarry of the Csákány-kő hill, next to the village of Recsk in Heves county. It is the most infamous of the approximately 100 communist era internment and labor camps of various sizes in Hungary.

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Country	Hungary
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	47.90°N, 20.09°E · view on map

Recsk forced labor camp is located in Hungary, in Europe.

More historic camps in Hungary

Kistarcsa internment camp.

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