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Town in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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Terezín is a town in the Czech Republic with around 3,000 inhabitants. It is mainly known for its fortress, and for the Theresienstadt concentration camp; see Holocaust remembrance.
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Muzeum Ghetta
Placed in the building of a former school, it contains an extensive exhibition about the purpose and life in the ghetto - including cinematic artefacts. Expect at least 2-3 hours, if you will study the details. You will learn here about the life and death in the camp, the destinies of people coming in and out, and also about propaganda movies which were shot here to show the camps as a "good and safe place for living" for the imprisoned people.
A military citadel, which was used as a political prison during WW2 and as an internment camp for Germans after the war. The exhibition here is mainly devoted to the political prison aspect.
A cemetery mostly with victims from the fortress, approx. 10 000 in total. Of them 2 386 are named, rest are in mass graves. Both Christian cross and Jewish star are here. Many more 10s of thousands people who died here don't have any grave, because they were cremated and the ash dumped into the Ohře river.
A relatively big remembrance area, with information about the crematory operation - including interior access, which is quite an unsettling experience. Approx. 9 000 people are buried here (mostly Jewish).
A modern golf course with a restaurant (both closed in winter).
By bus
You can go from Prague, from the Nádraží Holešovice bus station. It takes about 1 hour and takes you to the bus station at the "Terezin -- U památníku" bus stop.
By train
It takes 1h10min by a fast or 1h35min by a local train from Prague main station (Praha hlavní nádraží) to Bohušovice nad Ohří train station, which is 4 km away (approx. 45 minutes by foot).
The city is small enough to visit it by foot. But bring at least some refreshments - as there will be plenty of walking if you visit at least the areas listed here.
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