Stari Pisker

The Stari pisker Prison and the St. Mary's Church

Stari Pisker (meaning in colloquial Slovene: an old pot) is a former prison in Celje, Slovenia.

During World War II the German occupation forces committed many war crimes in the city and 374 hostages were executed at the Stari Pisker Prison in 1944.^[1] The prison once underwent an inspection by Heinrich Himmler.

In 1965 the prison was reopened as a memorial site, with a memorial room in what was once the torture chamber and the courtyard adapted for remembrance.

It underwent a renovation in 1995.

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City Municipality of Celje

Administrative center	Celje

Districts	Center Dečkovo Naselje Dolgo Polje Gaberje Hudinja Karel Destovnik Kajuh Lava Nova Vas Savinja Slavko Šlander

Landmarks	Celje Airport Celje Castle Grmada Celje Hall Iron Mansion Jošt Mill Kalvarija Celje Lodge Lower Celje Castle Marian Column Minorite Monastery National Hall Old County People's Savings Bank Celje Post Office Prothasi Mansion Slovene National Theatre Stari Pisker Prison Celje Railway Station Celje Town Hall Celje town walls War and Peace (monument) Celje Water Tower

Local communities	Aljažev Hrib Ljubečna Medlog Ostrožno Pod Gradom Škofja Vas Šmartno v Rožni Dolini Teharje Trnovlje

Settlements outside the urban center	Brezova Bukovžlak Dobrova Glinsko Gorica pri Šmartnem Jezerce pri Šmartnem Košnica pri Celju Lahovna Leskovec Lipovec pri Škofji Vasi Ljubečna Lοče Lokrovec Lopata Medlog Osenca Otemna Pečovnik Pepelno Prekorje Rožni Vrh Runtole Rupe Šentjungert Škofja Vas Slance Slatina v Rožni Dolini Šmarjeta pri Celju Šmartno v Rožni Dolini Šmiklavž pri Škofji Vasi Teharje Tremerje Trnovlje pri Celju Vrhe Začret Zadobrova Žepina Zvodno

Former settlements	Babno Breg Čret Lava Lisce Ložnica pri Celju Miklavžev Hrib Nova Vas Ostrožno Polule Spodnja Dobrova Spodnja Hudinja Spodnji Medlog Zagrad Zavode Zavodna Zgornja Hudinja Zgornji Medlog

Culture	Counts of Celje First Grammar School Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje

Notable people	Emerik Bernard Jolanda Čeplak Anica Černej Romana Jordan Cizelj Janez Drnovšek Janez Drozg Ivan Kovačič Efenka Thea Gammelin Cvetko Golar Damjana Golavšek Andrej Hieng Stane Jagodič Jelko Kacin Alma Karlin Brane Mihajlovič Kosta Janez K. Lapajne Janez Lapajne Vladimir Levstik Darinka Pavletič–Lorenčak Stanko Lorger Matija Lubanus Vita Mavrič Drago Medved Miloš Mikeln Peter Muhič Vatroslav Oblak Janko Orožen Oto Pestner Rok Praznik Tomaž Prelokar Brikcij Preprost Franc Purg Andreja Rihter Fran Roš Lojze Rozman August Friderik Seebacher Josip Tominšek Beno Udrih Bina Štampe Žmavc Urška Žolnir

Coordinates: 46°13′45.52″N 15°15′46.5″E / 46.2293111°N 15.262917°E / 46.2293111; 15.262917

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