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Halberstadt Concentration Camp

Located in Halberstadt, Landkreis Harz Coordinates: 51°53′42″ N 11°02′59″ E

Halberstadt Concentration Camp
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Nearest town
Halberstadt
0.5 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
126 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport97 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport102 km

About Halberstadt Concentration Camp

Halberstadt Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Halberstadt, Landkreis Harz.

From Wikipedia

The Langenstein-Zwieberge was a concentration camp, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. More than 7000 prisoners from 23 countries were imprisoned there between April 1944 and April 1945. The camp was situated in the village of Langenstein, Saxony-Anhalt, which has since been absorbed into the town of Halberstadt.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
Kulturdenkmal

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Halberstadt Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 39 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (62 mm)
Driest month
February (26 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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Climate of Halberstadt Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°21°23°23°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)302635395662565542343938

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Halberstadt Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 97 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Magdeburg, 48 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 97 kmsoutheast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 102 kmsouth
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 113 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 48 kmnortheast
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 52 kmnorthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 62 kmnorth
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 79 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Halberstadt Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 497 historic and cultural sites, 3,183 natural sites, 739 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km300 places

  • Sarre River 25 kmNE
  • Aue River 24 kmNW
  • Aue River 21 kmNW
  • Tietal Lake 14 kmE

25–60 km1,603 places

  • Schalk River 43 kmW
  • Ehle River 57 kmNE
  • Ehle River 33 kmE
  • Bere River 44 kmSW

60–100 km2,516 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 98 kmS
  • Wiehe River 90 kmNW
  • Ohe River 97 kmW
  • Rabeninsel Island 78 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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