Gedenkstätte Buchenwald, Weimar

Name: Gedenkstätte Buchenwald
Address: Weimar, Germany
Telephone: +49 3643 430200

#27 among attractions in Weimar

Museum, History museum, Historical place

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Buchenwald was a Nazi concentration camp established on Ettersberg hill near Weimar, Germany, in July 1937. It was one of the first and the largest of the concentration camps within Germany's 1937 borders. Many actual or suspected communists were among the first internees. ()

Local name: KZ Buchenwald Coordinates: 51°1'16"N, 11°14'56"E

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Weimar Germany

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+49 3643 430200

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Day trips

Gedenkstätte Buchenwald – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stadtschloss, Bauhaus-Museum, Goethe–Schiller Monument, Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar.

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Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
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4.4 miSE
Iconic statue of 2 German writers
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4.4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
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4.4 miSE
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Historical place
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4.5 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
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50°59'10"N • 11°19'35"E
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Museum, Art museum
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4.5 miSE
50°58'44"N • 11°19'40"E
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4.4 miSE
Historical place, Specialty museum, Forts and castles
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