Stari Pisker (meaning in colloquial Slovene: ''an old pot'') is a former

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the German occupation forces committed many war crimes in the city and 374 hostages were executed at the Stari Pisker Prison in 1944.Cultural Profiles
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. 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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