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Brygidki

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Verified 29 May 2026
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From Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA where not otherwise stated).

  • 20 Horodotska Street, Lviv (01).jpg

    Photo by Aeou via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • 20 Horodotska Street, Lviv (02).jpg

    Photo by Aeou via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Kościół Brygidek we Lwowie (-1914).jpg

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Lwow-Brygidki.jpg

    Photo by Stanisław Kosiedowski, Original uploader was Stako at pl.wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Prokuratura Lwowska.jpg

    Photo by Radosław Drożdżewski (Zwiadowca21) via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Razor Wire atop Wall of Brygidki Prison - Where Jews Were Murdered in Prison Aktion - Lviv - Ukraine (26592938344) (2).jpg

    Photo by Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • View over Wall of Brygidki Prison - Where Jews Were Murdered in Prison Aktion - Lviv - Ukraine (26594329353) (2).jpg

    Photo by Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Бригидки.jpg

    Photo by User:Russianname via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Background

Brygidki (Ukrainian: Бригідки) is a prison in the building of a former Bridgettine nunnery in Lviv, Ukraine.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

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Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

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Data completeness

16%

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