Försterei Hasenheide

Försterei Hasenheide is a forest station in Oranienburg, Oberhavel, Brandenburg. Försterei Hasenheide is situated nearby to the museum Sachsenhausen concentration camp, as well as near the village Schmachtenhagen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sachsenhausen concentration camp and NKVD special camp Nr. 7.

Sachsenhausen concentration camp

Museum

Photo: Greg Schechter, CC BY 2.0.

Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used from 1936 until April 1945, shortly before the defeat of Nazi Germany in May. Sachsenhausen concentration camp is situated 710 metres northwest of Försterei Hasenheide.

NKVD special camp Nr. 7

Museum

Photo: K.schaetze, CC BY-SA 2.0.

NKVD special camp Nr. 7 was a NKVD special camp that operated in Weesow until August 1945 and in Sachsenhausen from August 1945 until the spring of 1950. NKVD special camp Nr. 7 is situated 1 km northwest of Försterei Hasenheide.

Oranienburg station

Railway station

Photo: Global Fish, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oranienburg is a railway station located in Oranienburg, Germany. The station was opened in 1877 is located on the Berlin Northern Railway and the now closed Nauen–Oranienburg railway and Oranienburg–Velten railway. Oranienburg station is situated 1½ km southwest of Försterei Hasenheide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sachsenhausen and Schmachtenhagen.

Sachsenhausen

Suburb

Photo: Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sachsenhausen is a district on the Havel River in the north of the town Oranienburg, 35 kilometres north of Berlin in Germany. As of December 2005, it had a population of 2,735. The district's name means 'Houses of the Saxons'. Sachsenhausen is situated 3 km northwest of Försterei Hasenheide.