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In 1949, the communist authorities in Bulgaria decided to open the Belene concentration camp, known as the "Second Object". This is the largest camp for politically inconvenient faces for the Communist Party. It was modeled after Nazi and Russian concentration camps. Political opponents, farmers, senior military men, clergy, doctors, teachers, etc. were exiled and killed there. Near it on the island of Cricketto was established a women's concentration camp. The first inmates were 300, and in a very short period they became over 2,000. More than 20,000 people have lain in Belene and some of them have remained forever in their nameless graves on the island of Persin. The camp is located in a unique place, which contributes to the interest of visitors to it. It is located on the largest island in Bulgaria along the Danube, which is also part of the Persina Nature Park. This allows visitors to experience the unique nature of the protected areas and see the beautiful and unique for Bulgaria protected bird species.