Early Camp Esterwegen
Local name: Esterwegen
Located in Esterwegen, Landkreis Emsland Coordinates: 53°00′31″ N 7°38′31″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde72 km
- BRE Bremen Airport77 km
About Early Camp Esterwegen
Early Camp Esterwegen is a historic site. Location: Esterwegen, Landkreis Emsland.
The Esterwegen concentration camp near Esterwegen was an early Nazi concentration camp within a series of camps first established in the Emsland district of Germany. It was established in the summer of 1933 as a concentration camp for 2000 so-called political Schutzhäftlinge (protective custody prisoners) and was for a time the second largest concentration camp after Dachau. The camp was closed in summer of 1936. Thereafter, until 1945 it was used as a prison camp.
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Photos of Early Camp Esterwegen
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Climate of Early Camp Esterwegen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- July (80 mm)
- Driest month
- February (46 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 46 | 63 | 48 | 57 | 76 | 80 | 64 | 74 | 69 | 75 | 73 |
How to get to Early Camp Esterwegen
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 72 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldenburg, 41 km to the east.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 72 kmwest
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 77 kmeast
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 97 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 41 kmeast
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 76 kmwest
- Bremen Population: 546.5K 79 kmeast
- Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 86 kmsouth
- Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 87 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Early Camp Esterwegen
Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 1,002 natural sites, 633 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km160 places
- Thülsfelder Talsperre Lake 22 kmSE
- Theikenmeer Lake 19 kmS
- Sandpoel Lake 21 kmSW
- Rehen Schlatt Lake 16 kmNE
25–60 km603 places
- Hatzumer Sand Island 38 kmNW
- Goten Lake 37 kmSE
- Zwischenahner Meer Lake 33 kmNE
- Wolfmeer Lake 32 kmN
60–100 km1,058 places
- East Frisian Islands Island 82 kmN
- Norderney Island 83 kmN
- Borkum Island 90 kmNW
- Insel Spiekeroog Island 85 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Esterweger Busch Natural site, Lower Saxony0.7 km S
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Naturschutzgebiet Melmmoor / Kuhdammoor Natural site, Esterwegen2.5 km E
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Goldensberg Mountain, Esterwegen4.1 km SW
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Naturschutzgebiet Melmmoor/Kuhdammoor Natural site, Esterwegen3.9 km W
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Naturschutzgebiet Esterweger Dose Natural site, Esterwegen4.2 km N
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Naturschutzgebiet Esterweger Dose Natural site, Esterwegen4.2 km N
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Loruper Beeke River, Lorup3.6 km S
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Sendemast 8, DHO38 Landmark, Ostrhauderfehn7.1 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Esterwegen Town, Esterwegen1.9 km S
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Hinternberg Neighbourhood, Esterwegen2.1 km SW
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Bockhorst Village, Landkreis Emsland4.8 km NW
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Hilkenbrook Village, Landkreis Emsland4.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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