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Sighet prison
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
Ion Pelivan1876–1954 · diplomatIon Gheorghe Pelivan (April 1, 1876 â January 25, 1954) was a Romanian politician. He was born in RÄzeni, Bessarabia, the son of Gheorghe Pelivan and his wife, Eugenia Varuh Titica.
Vasile Stoica1889–1959 · diplomatVasile Stoica (Romanian pronunciation: [vaËsile Ëstojka], also known as Basil Stoica; January 1, 1889 â July 27, 1959) was a Romanian political writer, diplomat, and close assistant of European statesmen Tomáš Masaryk and Ion I.C.
Alexandru TÄtÄrescu1888–1951 · military officer- Augustin Pacha1870–1954 · theologian
Augustin Pacha (November 26, 1870âNovember 4, 1954) was a Romanian prelate, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of TimiÈoara.
- Ioan Gheorghe Savin1885–1973 · editor
Ioan Gheorghe Savin (December 19, 1885 â February 22, 1973) was a Romanian theologian, within the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Anton Durcovici1888–1951 · theologianAnton Durcovici (17 May 1888 â 10 December 1951) was a Romanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the Bishop of IaÈi from 1947 until his death.
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1433242)
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Sighet prison. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sighet-prison
Chicago
"Sighet prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sighet-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-sighet-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Sighet prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sighet-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}