Labour camp Rovnost, Communist labor camp in Jáchymov, Czech Republic.
Labour camp Rovnost was a facility for detention and uranium extraction with guard towers and security fences surrounding the grounds. The complex contained residential areas, mining operations, and administrative buildings all within a controlled compound.
The facility was founded in September 1949 and served as a detention site for political prisoners through the 1960s. It played a key role in Soviet nuclear development through forced labor in the mines.
The site served as a place where the state controlled and monitored workers in the mines. The buildings and fences today remind visitors how daily life unfolded under constant surveillance.
The grounds are today accessible with information panels and memorial structures that document the experiences. Visitors should wear appropriate footwear as the terrain is uneven and can be slippery in places.
Records show that prisoners worked under extreme conditions with temperatures in the mines dropping below freezing. The extracted materials directly supplied Soviet atomic weapons programs with fuel.
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