Serbia is the popular name for the now-defunct women's prison in Warsaw , Poland .
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| Location | Monument dedicated to the victims who died in the prison "Serbia", Warsaw, Poland |
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| Current status | does not exist |
History
Warsaw Women's Prison was built in 1835 together with the main building of the other prison, Paviak, and was part of it. During the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. (which had the popular name “Serbian War”) there was a military hospital in the territory of the Paviak women's prison, later the female part of the Paviak prison acquired the name “Serbia” by the people. During the Polish uprising of 1863, women who participated in the uprising were kept here.
Felix Dzerzhinsky’s son, Jan, was born in prison.
In the autumn of 1939, after the German occupation of Poland, "Serbia" was used for mass repression of the civilian population. It also contained members of the Polish resistance movement. When abandoned by German troops in 1944, "Serbia" was completely destroyed. Currently, only fragments of Paviak prison are preserved, which today is a memorial museum.
Literature
- Encyklopedia Warszawy, pod. red. Bartłomieja Kaczorowskiego. Wyd. I, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Warszawa 1994, p. 623 ISBN 83-01-08836-2