All of the 130-plus Roma people interned at the WWII–era site in Liberec were later murdered by the Nazis at death camps
Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have discovered the remains of a concentration camp where the Nazis detained Roma people during World War II, reports Czech media outlet Romea.cz.
Though researchers had previously been aware of the camp’s location, construction of a new emergency response services headquarters at the location marked the first time experts had excavated the site. Per Radio Prague International, the dig unearthed brick floors and the foundations of a building, as well as artifacts including tin cups and fragments of dishes.
During World War II, the Nazis created four concentration camps in the territory of Liberec, which was then a regional center of German power. Between 1941 and 1943, the newly uncovered camp housed more than 130 Roma people who were forced to help build housing at nearby Králův Háj.
