Meppen-Versen Concentration Camp
Located in Meppen, Landkreis Emsland Coordinates: 52°43′03″ N 7°13′14″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 16 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde62 km
- FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport72 km
About Meppen-Versen Concentration Camp
Meppen-Versen Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Meppen, Landkreis Emsland.
Stalag VI-B was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp (Stammlager), located about 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the village of Versen in the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, in north-western Germany, close to the border with the Netherlands.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1944
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Photos of Meppen-Versen Concentration Camp
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Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Meppen-Versen Concentration Camp
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- July (78 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° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 46 | 62 | 46 | 54 | 77 | 78 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 73 |
How to get to Meppen-Versen Concentration Camp
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Enschede, 60 km to the south.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 62 kmnorthwest
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 72 kmsoutheast
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 112 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Enschede Population: 153.7K 60 kmsouth
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 71 kmnorthwest
- Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 75 kmsoutheast
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 80 kmwest
- Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 82 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meppen-Versen Concentration Camp
Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 860 natural sites, 482 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km112 places
- Sandpoel Lake 23 kmNE
- Dankernsee Lake 9 kmN
- Wippinger Kolk Lake 25 kmNE
- Biener See Lake 16 kmS
25–60 km466 places
- Goten Lake 54 kmE
- Thülsfelder Talsperre Lake 53 kmNE
- Theikenmeer Lake 30 kmNE
- Rehen Schlatt Lake 58 kmNE
60–100 km901 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 90 kmSW
- Werse River 82 kmSE
- Hatzumer Sand Island 66 kmN
- Zwischenahner Meer Lake 76 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bullerbach River, Meppen1.2 km E
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Esterfeld Natural site, Lower Saxony3.1 km E
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Amtsgericht Meppen Attraction, Meppen5.6 km SE
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Meppen-Dalum Concentration Camp Historic site, Meppen6.3 km SE
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Papenbusch Natural site, Meppen4.8 km E
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Großer Sand Natural site, Lower Saxony5.6 km N
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Hünensand Natural site, Lower Saxony5.2 km NE
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Wittekindsburg Historic site, Meppen8.5 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Zuschläge Village, Meppen0.3 km W
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Versen Village, Meppen0.6 km SE -
Auf der Heide Village, Meppen1.2 km S
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Abbemühlen Village, Meppen1.9 km N
Sources & licences
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