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Belene labour camp

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Background

The Belene labour camp, also referred to as Belene concentration camp, was part of the network of forced labour camps in Communist Bulgaria. It was located on the Belene Island, between two branches of the Danube river. At the height of Valko Chervenkov's repressions in 1952, the camp had 2,323 inmates - 2,248 men and 75 women. The Belene Prison is still operating as a penitentiary in the western part of the island, while the eastern part is a managed natural reserve. This camp operated officially from 1949 to 1959, though a break in deportations to Belene occurred from 1954 to 1956.

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1949

Operational

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1949

Region

Белене

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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Contact & address

4 Страцин, Белене 5930
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World Prisons. (2026). Belene labour camp. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/belene-labour-camp
Chicago
"Belene labour camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/belene-labour-camp.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-belene-labour-camp,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Belene labour camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/belene-labour-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-14}
}