Places of the Iron Curtain

Kopčany

Kopčany

model of a signal wall, i. e. a double barbed wire fence with a check zone.

detail of a enamel board marking the area as a border zone, UAZ vehicle and a watchtower. The original warning sign: “Warning! State Border” was mounted at the edge of the restricted zone. There used to be hundreds of such signs located at the Austrian border.

current view of the stones, used as boundary markers at the Slovak-Austrian border. Such a view or access to the boundary markers was unavailable during the totalitarian regime.