Italy · Tarsia
Ferramonti di Tarsia concentration camp
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Background
Ferramonti di Tarsia, also known as Ferramonti, was an Italian internment camp used to intern political dissidents and ethnic minorities. It was located in the municipality of Tarsia, near Cosenza, in Calabria. It was the largest of the fifteen internment camps established by Benito Mussolini between June and September 1940. Over 3,800 Jews were imprisoned at the camp.
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Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
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Region
Tarsia
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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
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Edith Fischhof Gilboa1923 · journalist
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Data completeness
28%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- EHRI Authority Record
- Wikidata entity
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- EHRI Authority List of Camps and Ghettos / USHMM Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos — European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) / United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
- Wikidata (Q3654684)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Ferramonti di Tarsia concentration camp. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ferramonti-di-tarsia-concentration-camp
"Ferramonti di Tarsia concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ferramonti-di-tarsia-concentration-camp.
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