Domeček

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Domeček, 118 00 Prague-Prague 1, Czech Republic

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N50° 5' 23.9" E14° 23' 31.6"   (50.089972222222, 14.392111111111) Start navigation »

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Domeček (or Hradčanský domeček) is an informal name for a former small prison in Hradčany, district of Prague. The name in Czech means small house and refers to the size of the building.
Domeček, placed next to the building of a military court, had served as a military prison during the Austro-Hungarian period. It was used by the Gestapo during World War II and since 1948 the Czechoslovakian security service (StB) employed it as a secret prison. It hosted 30 solitary cells.
StB used the place for torture of political opponents, among them the officers of the pre-war army or members of the anti-nazi resistance.

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