Located in the village of J\u00e1nsk\u00e1, the museum offers visitors the opportunity to step back in time to World War II and learn about the hardships endured by prisoners of war during that period. <\/p>\n
In the past, the Rab\u0161tejn underground factory\u2014a former German concentration camp\u2014stood on this site. The German name for the camp referred to the sandstone cliffs known as the Raven Cliffs and the Crow Cliffs. <\/p>\n
This area originally served as a cotton mill, built here in 1860 by F. Preidl, an entrepreneur from \u010cesk\u00fd Kamenec. The cotton processing technology used here was state-of-the-art at the time, and experts came from as far away as Vienna to admire the Rab\u0161tejn mills. After World War I, production began to decline gradually and ceased by the late 1930s. <\/p>\n
In 1942, a German arms manufacturer took advantage of these hidden factories in the Rab\u0161tejn Valley and relocated its arms production there. Over time, 11 assembly halls were built there, and 6,000 people from 18 different countries worked there. Thirty-four labor camps were established in the surrounding area for the workers of this German company, along with two prisoner-of-war camps for British and Russian pilots. <\/p>\n
In August 1944, a concentration camp was established in Rab\u0161tejn, whose prisoners were assigned to excavate underground tunnels. Over the course of 8 months, the prisoners excavated an area of 17,500 square meters and tunnels approximately 4.5 km long. <\/p>\n
After the war, this building remained closed to the public for 60 long years. With the founding of the J\u00e1nsk\u00fd Rab\u0161tejn Civic Association, it was renovated, and today it houses an exhibition documenting the history of the mysterious Rab\u0161tejn mentioned above. <\/p>\n
You can reach the Rab\u0161tejn underground aircraft factory by following the yellow hiking trail from \u010cesk\u00e1 Kamenice or from the Vesel\u00e9 pod Rab\u0161tejnem train station. By car, take the road from \u010cesk\u00e1 Kamenice or from Markvartice off the main highway from D\u011b\u010d\u00edn to Liberec; turn left in Markvartice, and Jansk\u00e1 is 2 km ahead. From Jet\u0159ichovice, R\u016f\u017eov\u00e1, or H\u0159ensko, you can reach Jansk\u00e1 via Srbsk\u00e1 Kamenice. <\/p>\n
Near the factory is the Vyhl\u00eddka nad Jez\u00edrkem viewpoint near Srbsk\u00e1 Kamenice. Simply head back from the factory toward the village of Jansk\u00e1, where you\u2019ll find a yellow trail on the main road that will take you through forests and rock formations to the viewpoint. You can return to the village of Jansk\u00e1 by following the green trail from Srbsk\u00e1 Kamenice. <\/p>\n
You can find refreshments in the nearby village of Srbsk\u00e1 Kamenice.<\/p>\n
Photo source: www.podzemirabstejn.cz<\/p>\n
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