Lety concentration camp, Holocaust memorial site near Písek, Czech Republic

Lety is a memorial site near Písek that honors the imprisonment of Roma and Sinti people during World War II. The location features exhibition halls, educational spaces, and outdoor artworks that document the persecution of these communities.

The location was established in 1942 as a detention site where over 1,300 Roma and Sinti were held until 1943. From there, most prisoners were deported to Auschwitz for extermination.

The site carries the name of the nearby village and now serves as a memorial that honors the Roma and Sinti people held here during the war. Visitors can see how the exhibitions and documentation preserve the stories of those affected and make them accessible to future generations.

The memorial is managed by the Museum of Romani Culture and stands where the camp's burial ground lay, a few dozen centimetres below the surface. The site is near Lety village in the Písek district, and the graves of many child victims are in the cemetery at neighbouring Mirovice. Allow time for the outdoor area as well as the indoor exhibition.

The memorial, managed by the Museum of Romani Culture, opened in 2024 on the site of the demolished pig farm, whose buildings were torn down from 22 July 2022. Its construction was partly funded by the Norwegian Funds. Archaeologists had surveyed the former burial ground and camp area in 2018–2019.