IX Fortas (Ninth Fort)
IX Fortas (Ninth Fort)
- Address
- Žemaičių plentas 73 NW of city
- Transport
- Website
- Phone
- tel, info: 37 377 715
- Price
- child Lt3.00, full Lt5.00
- Hours
- Mar-Nov: Wed-Mon 10:00-18:00; Dec-Feb: Wed-Sun 10:00-16:00
Lonely Planet review for IX Fortas (Ninth Fort)
Some of the darkest moments of Lithuania's brutal history occurred here. The Ninth Fort was built on Kaunas' northwestern outskirts in the late 19th century to fortify the western frontier of the tsarist empire. During WWII the Nazis made it a death camp where some 80,000 people were butchered. Later Stalin's henchmen used it as a prison and execution site.
The museum has exhibits on the Nazi horrors against Jews, and also includes material on Soviet atrocities against Lithuanians.
