Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
Local name: Bergen-Belsen
Located in Lower Saxony, Germany Coordinates: 52°45′31″ N 9°54′24″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 57 m
- above sea level
About Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is a historic site. Location: Lower Saxony, Germany.
Bergen-Belsen (pronounced [ˈbɛʁɡn̩ˌbɛlsn̩]), or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentration camp. Initially this was an "exchange camp", where Jewish hostages were held with the intention of exchanging them for German prisoners of war held overseas.
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At a glance
- Opened
- 1943
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- 64 sights and natural places within 10 km Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Hörster Heide
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Historic site, Landkreis Celle0.1 km NE -
Hörster Heide Natural site, Landkreis Celle1.1 km NE
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Schillensberg Mountain, Lower Saxony2.8 km W
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Hingstberg Mountain, Lower Saxony3.3 km W
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In den Weizenkämpen Natural site, Winsen (Aller)2.2 km SE
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Liethbach River, Lower Saxony1.7 km N
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Belser Heide Natural site, Lower Saxony3.3 km E
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Meißendorfer Gehege Natural site, Lower Saxony3.5 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
More sights in Lower Saxony
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Sieben Steinhäuser Historic site, Landkreis Heidekreis8.7 km NW
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Hohenstein Historic site, Landkreis Heidekreis9.9 km NW
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St. Martin Attraction, Bad Fallingbostel19 km NW -
Fernmeldeturm Wardböhmen Landmark, Bergen10 km N
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Hambühren Concentration Camp Historic site, Hambühren15 km S
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Bunkenburg Historic site, Ahlden (Aller), Flecken23 km W
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