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Exhibition inside former Gestapo Prisons in Dravograd.

The Gestapo Prisons located in the cellars of the Municipal Offices of Dravograd are a memorial to the severe suffering of the Slovene people during the German occupation 1941–1945. The museum was opened to the public soon after the war. In 1982 the memorial museum underwent a thorough renovation. Five prison cells featuring the graffiti of prisoners' final messages before execution and testimonies of those who survived are on display, while the memorial room on the first floor provides more information on the events in the region of Dravograd during the Second World War, with maps presenting German occupation of the area, partisan resistance, and actions and strategies where Germans countered partisan activity. There are also uniforms and documents on the Gestapo interrogation and warnings. The Gestapo in Dravograd were notorious for cruelty over the civilian population and Russian prisoners who were building a hydro electric plant on the Drava River. Torture cells could be filled with water so prisoners had to stand without sleep for days at a time if they did not want to drown. Prisoners suffered severe thirst, because the water they were standing in was contaminated.

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Exhibition inside former Gestapo Prisons in Dravograd.

The museum collection is located in the municipal building’s basement in which the Dravograd Gestapo had its headquarters.

Exhibition inside former Gestapo Prisons in Dravograd.

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-| website             = http://gostje.kivi.si/muzej
+| email               = info.sg@kpm.si
-| proprietor          = Koroška Regional Museum, Slovenj Gradec and Dravograd Municipality
+| website             = http://www.kpm.si/razstave/gestapovski-zapori
+| managed by          = Koroška Regional Museum
+| founded by          = Municipality of Dravograd
+| opening hours       = by appointment
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-The Gestapo Prisons located in the cellars of the Municipal Offices of Dravograd are a memorial to the severe suffering of the Slovene people during the German occupation 1941-1945. The museum was opened to the public soon after the war. In 1982 the memorial museum underwent thorough renovation. Five prison cells featuring the graffiti of last notes before execution and testimonies of those who survived are on display, while the memorial room on the first floor provides more information on the events in the region of Dravograd during the Second World War, with maps presenting German occupation of the area, partisan resistance and actions and strategies where Germans counter partisan activity. There are also uniforms and documents on Gestapo interogation and warnings. Gestapo in Dravograd was notorious for cruelty over civilian population and Russian prisoners who were building hydro electric plant on Drava river. Torture cells could be filled with water so prisoners had to stand with no sleep all the time for days if they didn't want to drown. Prisoners they would suffer severe thirst although standing in the water, because it was contaminated with faeces.
+{{Wide Image|Gestapo Prisons at Dravograd 2019 Exhibition Photo Kaja Brezocnik (1).jpg}}
+The [[Gestapo Prisons at Dravograd|Gestapo Prisons]] located in the cellars of the Municipal Offices of Dravograd are a memorial to the severe suffering of the Slovene people during the German occupation 1941&ndash;1945. The museum was opened to the public soon after the war. In 1982 the memorial museum underwent a thorough renovation. Five prison cells featuring the graffiti of prisoners' final messages before execution and testimonies of those who survived are on display, while the memorial room on the first floor provides more information on the events in the region of Dravograd during the Second World War, with maps presenting German occupation of the area, partisan resistance, and actions and strategies where Germans countered partisan activity. There are also uniforms and documents on the Gestapo interrogation and warnings. The Gestapo in Dravograd were notorious for cruelty over the civilian population and Russian prisoners who were building a hydro electric plant on the Drava River. Torture cells could be filled with water so prisoners had to stand without sleep for days at a time if they did not want to drown. Prisoners suffered severe thirst, because the water they were standing in was contaminated.
 }}
 == See also ==
-* [[Koroška Regional Museum, Slovenj Gradec]]
+* [[Koroška Regional Museum]]
-* [[Koroška Museum, Ravne na Koroškem]]
+* [[Stari Pisker Prison]]
-* [[Birthplace of Hugo Wolf, Slovenj Gradec]]
-* [[Carinthian Plebiscite Museum, Libeliče]]
-* [[Church of St George in Legen]]
-* [[Javnik Wood Rafting Museum]]
-* [[Muta Forge Museum]]
-* [[Pauček Partisan Hospital, Trška gora na Pohorju]]
-* [[Soklič Museum]]
-* [[Carinthian Plebiscite Museum, Libeliče]]
 == External Links ==
-* [http://www.kpm.si/ Koroška Regional Museum] in Slovene
+* [http://www.kpm.si/razstave/gestapovski-zapori Gestapo prisons web page on the Koroška Regional Museum website] (in Slovenian)
-* [http://travel.ciao.co.uk/Museum_Collection_in_the_Gestapo_Prison_Dravograd__Review_5875023 Review of Gestapo Prison Dravograd Collection]
 * [http://kraji.eu/slovenija/dravograd/IMG_2425_dravograd_spominska_plosca_gestapovska_mucilnica/eng Gestapo Prison Dravograd on Kraji.eu website]
+{{Gallery}}
 [[Category:Monuments and sites]]
 [[Category:Museums]]
+[[Category:World War II]]
+[[Category:Venues]]

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