Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre
Located in Pirna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°57′41″ N 13°57′03″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 166 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- DRS Dresden Airport23 km
- PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague98 km
About Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre
Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre is a historic site. Location: Pirna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge.
The Sonnenstein killing centre (German: NS-Tötungsanstalt Sonnenstein; literally "National Socialist Killing Centre Sonnenstein") was a Nazi killing centre located in the former fortress of Sonnenstein Castle near Pirna in eastern Germany, where a hospital had been established in 1811. In 1940 and 1941, the facility was used by the Nazis to murder around 15,000 people under the euphemism of "euthanasia".
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Climate of Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 54 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (87 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 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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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 41 | 51 | 41 | 64 | 77 | 87 | 82 | 56 | 49 | 54 | 53 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre
The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 23 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 18 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 23 kmnorthwest
- Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 98 kmsouth
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 112 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dresden Population: 564.9K 18 kmnorthwest
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 73 kmwest
- Prague Population: 1.2M 103 kmsouth
- Leipzig Population: 505K 118 kmwest
- Gera Population: 104.7K 132 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre
Within 100 km: 266 historic and cultural sites, 1,818 natural sites, 403 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km375 places
- Erzgebirge Mountain 12 kmSW
- Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 1 kmS
- Taubenteich Lake 19 kmSE
- Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 19 kmSW
25–60 km964 places
- Hořidla Mountain 52 kmSE
- Vosí vrch Mountain 33 kmE
- Weißiger Großteich Lake 43 kmN
- Vierteich Lake 38 kmNW
60–100 km1,148 places
- Lysá Mountain 76 kmSE
- Stoličná Mountain 91 kmSW
- Svatý Prokop Landmark 95 kmSW
- Buschteich Lake 61 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Schloß Sonnenstein Historic site, Pirna0.3 km W
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Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain, Pirna0.9 km S
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Pirna, Klosterkirche St. Heinrich Attraction, Pirna0.9 km W
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Stadtmuseum Pirna Museum, Pirna0.9 km W
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Mockethal-Zatzschke Concentration Camp Historic site, Pirna2.4 km N
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Kohlberg Mountain, Pirna2.3 km SW
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Feistenberg Mountain, Pirna2.5 km SW
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Gottleuba River, Saxony2 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Pirna Town, Pirna1 km W
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Cunnersdorf Village, Pirna0.9 km E
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Niedervogelgesang Village, Pirna2.8 km SE -
Posta Neighbourhood, Pirna0.7 km N
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