Niederlichtenau

Niederlichtenau is a village in Lichtenau, Mittelsachsen, Saxony. Niederlichtenau is situated nearby to the neighborhood An der Gemeindewiese, as well as near the village Oberlichtenau.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sachsenburg concentration camp and Rathaus Frankenberg/Sa..

Sachsenburg concentration camp

Museum

Photo: Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag Meißen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sachsenburg was a Nazi concentration camp in eastern Germany, located in Frankenberg, Saxony, near Chemnitz. Along with Lichtenburg, it was among the first to be built by the Nazis, and operated by the SS from 1933 to 1937. Sachsenburg concentration camp is situated 3½ km northeast of Niederlichtenau.

Rathaus Frankenberg/Sa.

Town hall

Photo: JiriMatejicek, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rathaus Frankenberg/Sa. is a town hall, which is situated 2½ km east of Niederlichtenau.

Orangery

Historic building

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Orangery is a historic building, which is situated 2½ km south of Niederlichtenau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ortelsdorf and Frankenberg.

Ortelsdorf

Neighborhood

Photo: Aagnverglaser, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ortelsdorf is a neighborhood.

Frankenberg

Town

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Frankenberg is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12 km northeast of Chemnitz, and some 40 km north of the border to the Czech Republic. It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg. Frankenberg is situated 2½ km east of Niederlichtenau.