Spaç Prison
| Location |
Reps, Lezhë County, Albania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°54′4″N 20°2′51″E / 41.90111°N 20.04750°ECoordinates: 41°54′4″N 20°2′51″E / 41.90111°N 20.04750°E |
| Status | Closed (Planned to be a Museum) |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| Managed by | Communist Albania |
The Spaç Prison (Albanian: Burgu i Spaçit) was a political prison in Communist Albania at the village of Spaç. The former prison is listed as a second-category national monument. There were plans to turn the rapidly deteriorating site into a museum,[1] but as of February 2013, no progress had been made at the location. In 1973, a number of prisoners here staged a rebellion where the non-communist flag was raised. In 1984, a similar rebellion took place at the prison of Qafë Bar.[2]
In 2015, the prison was listed by the New York-based organisation World Monument Fund as one of 50 most endangered monuments worldwide. [3]
See also
References
- ↑ Spaç prison (Albanian)
- ↑ http://www.metitrashqip.com/burgu-spacit-nis-projekti-kthimit-muze
- ↑ https://www.wmf.org/watch/watch_year/2016
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