Biensdorf

Biensdorf is a hamlet in Lichtenau, Mittelsachsen, Saxony. Biensdorf is situated nearby to the village Merzdorf, as well as near the neighborhood Sachsenburg-Schloß.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Treppenhauer and Sachsenburg concentration camp.

Treppenhauer

Peak

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Treppenhauer is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.

Sachsenburg concentration camp

Memorial

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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.

Freilichtmuseum Mittelalterliche Bergstadt Bleiberg

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frankenberg and Schönborn.

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 3 km southeast of Biensdorf.