Langenstein-Zwieberge

#1266 among destinations in Germany

Museum, Concentration camp

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The Langenstein-Zwieberge was a concentration camp, an under-camp 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. ()

Local name: KZ Langenstein-Zwieberge Coordinates: 51°50'39"N, 11°1'22"E

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Saxony-AnhaltGermany

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Day trips

Langenstein-Zwieberge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regenstein Castle, Halberstadt Cathedral, Blankenburg Castle, Michaelstein Abbey.

3.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Regenstein Castle, Blankenburg
86 min walk • Perched on the rugged cliffs of the Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Regenstein Castle offers a unique glimpse into medieval history and architecture. This fascinating castle ruins, located just north of the city of Blankenburg, are steeped in over a thousand...
3.8 miN
Church, Gothic architecture
Halberstadt Cathedral, Halberstadt
96 min walk • The Halberstadt Cathedral or Church of St Stephen and St Sixtus is a Gothic church in Halberstadt in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was the episcopal see of the Bishopric of Halberstadt, established by Emperor Charlemagne in 804.
4.9 miSW
Palace, Forts and castles, Baroque architecture
Blankenburg Castle, Blankenburg
126 min walk • Great Blankenburg Castle was built on the limestone hill of Blankenstein in the town of Blankenburg in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Nearby is the Little Castle with its Baroque garden, tea house and museum, the town wall, the pheasant garden, the castle park and the castle pond.
5.5 miSW
Museum, Music venue, Monastery
Michaelstein Abbey, Blankenburg
140 min walk • Michaelstein Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, now the home of the Stiftung Kloster Michaelstein - Musikinstitut für Aufführungspraxis, near the town of Blankenburg in the Harz in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Hamburger Wappen
120 min walk • The Hamburger Wappen is a highly unusual rock feature on the Teufelsmauer rock formation not far from Timmenrode in the Harz Mountains in central Germany.
3.8 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Gleimhaus, Halberstadt
97 min walk • The Gleimhaus in Halberstadt is one of the oldest literary museums in Germany. It was built in 1862 in the former home of the poet and collector Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim.
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Königstein
68 min walk • The Königstein is a 189 m high hill in the northern Harz Foreland in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also known as the Kamelfelsen due to its unusually shaped sandstone rock formation.
4.9 miW
Forts and castles
Heimburg Castle
126 min walk • Heimburg Castle, also called the Altenburg or Alteburg, is a ruined castle on an oval hilltop about 330 metres above sea level which is located just north of the Harz Mountains in central Germany.
3.7 miSW
Watermill
Regenstein Mill, Blankenburg
95 min walk • The Regenstein Mill was a water-powered corn and oil mill below Regenstein Castle north of the town of Blankenburg in the county of Harz.
2.2 miN
Aquarium, Zoo
Tiergarten Halberstadt, Halberstadt
55 min walk • Halberstadt Zoo is the zoo of the city of Halberstadt in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It covers about ten hectares on the Spiegelsberge hills southwest of the city. About 250 animals of 75 species are kept there.
5.3 miSW
Tower
Wilhelm Raabe Tower, Blankenburg
136 min walk • The Wilhelm Raabe Tower is one of the few surviving Kaiser towers. It is located on the Eichenberg hill near Blankenburg on the edge of the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It is owned by the Harz Club branch in Blankenburg.