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About 1,300 – 1,700 prisoners{{r|munkataborok.hu_Recsk_1}} were brought here without any court verdict.{{r|munkataborok.hu_Recsk_4}} |
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The internees were forced work in the quarry under minimal living conditions.{{r|munkataborok.hu_Recsk_1}} |
The internees were forced to work in the quarry under minimal living conditions.{{r|munkataborok.hu_Recsk_1}} |
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The prisoners were often punished with bestial cruelty, tortured and starved.{{r|munkataborok.hu_Recsk_2}} |
The prisoners were often punished with bestial cruelty, tortured and starved.{{r|munkataborok.hu_Recsk_2}} |
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There were prisoners from all walks of life in the camp, and everyone had their own story of why they were detained{{r|munkataborok.hu_Recsk_4}}. |
There were prisoners from all walks of life in the camp, and everyone had their own story of why they were detained{{r|munkataborok.hu_Recsk_4}}. |
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Revision as of 08:55, 4 November 2023
Recsk forced labor camp was a forced labor camp in the communist era[1][2][3] in Hungary operated by the State Protection Authority (ÁVH) between October 1950[2] and the fall of 1953[1][4][5], near the quarry of the Csákány-kő[6] hill, next to the village of Recsk in Heves county. It is the most infamous of the approximately 100 communist era internment[7] and labor camps of various sizes[8] in Hungary. The "Hungarian Gulag"[9]
Standort
The camp is located in the county of Heves, 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) southwest of the center of the village of Recsk, near the quarry of the Mátra Csákánykő hill, at an altitude of 400 meters (1312 feet) above sea level (47°54′18.61″N 20°5′37.24″E / 47.9051694°N 20.0936778°E). The quarry is 600 meters (approx 0.4 mile) south of the camp (47°54′3.54″N 20°5′35″E / 47.9009833°N 20.09306°E).
History
The camp was organized according to the model of the Soviet Gulags.[8]
About 1,300 – 1,700 prisoners[2] were brought here without any court verdict.[6]
The internees were forced to work in the quarry under minimal living conditions.[2] The prisoners were often punished with bestial cruelty, tortured and starved.[10] There were prisoners from all walks of life in the camp, and everyone had their own story of why they were detained[6].
The last internees were set free in 1953[11], with the obligation of reporting at the police station nearest to their permanent residence where most of them were placed under police surveillance. At the same time, some persons were prohibited from returning their former place of residence. [11]
All former inmates were forced to sign a statement of secrecy on their release, acknowledging that all "news and data" about the camp constitutes "state secret" and telling anything about their detention is punishable with up to 10 years in prison, in case their action is "not classified as a more serious offence".[11][12]
See also
References
- ^ a b Recsk 1950-1953: The Story Of A Secret Concentration Camp In Communist Hungary. 1988.
- ^ a b c d munkataborok.hu / Recsk 1
- ^ "Recsk National Memorial Park".
- ^ munkataborok.hu / Recsk 6
- ^ "Panadea > Travel guide - Photo gallery - National Memorial Park of Recsk - Recsk (Mátra Mountains, Northern Hungary, Hungary, Europe)".
- ^ a b c munkataborok.hu / Recsk 4
- ^ "Internment".
- ^ a b "The Hungarian Gulag Exhibition in Kápolnásnyék Describes the World of Forced Labour Camps". neb.hu. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Victims of Communism: The Nightmarish Forced Labor Camp Recsk, the 'Hungarian Gulag'". 25 February 2020.
- ^ munkataborok.hu / Recsk 2
- ^ a b c munkataborok.hu / Recsk 7
- ^ Filled out release form of Recsk forced labor camp (in Hungarian)
Additional sources
- "Victims of Communism: The Nightmarish Forced Labor Camp Recsk, the 'Hungarian Gulag'"
- "Panadea > Travel guide - Photo gallery - National Memorial Park of Recsk - Recsk (Mátra Mountains, Northern Hungary, Hungary, Europe)"
- "Az egykori recski munkatábor - The former labour camp in Recsk Photo Gallery by Zoltán Balogh at pbase.com"
- "Internment - House of Terror Museum"
- "Nemzeti Örökség Intézete - Recsk, az egykori munkatábor"
- "Recsk National Memorial Park"