Belsen

Belsen is a village within the German borough of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the in . The village, whose original site lies about 3 kilometres southwest of Bergen, has 331 inhabitants.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Schloss Bredebeck and Heimatmuseum Römstedthaus.

Castle
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was built in 1901/1902 by a farmer, Herr Hellberg. It is actually a manor house in terms of its size and function. The house is located in woodland in the German state of between the former villages of Hörsten and Hohne, which disappeared in the 1930s in the wake of the establishment of . is situated 3 km west of Belsen.

Museum
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is situated 3 km northeast of Belsen.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Belsen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bergen-Belsen Memorial and Offen.

Locality
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Bergen-Belsen, or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today in northern , southwest of the town of near . Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentration camp. is situated 3½ km southwest of Belsen.

Village
is a village administered by the town of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the in North . is situated 3½ km southeast of Belsen.

Village
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is a village administered by the town of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the in North . It lies about 3 kilometres north of Bergen on the B 3 federal road and has 464 inhabitants. is situated 5 km north of Belsen.

Belsen

Latitude
52.78624° or 52° 47′ 11″ north
Longitude
9.93621° or 9° 56′ 10″ east
Population
331
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
9F4FQWPP+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 549911511
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2951158
Wiki­data ID
Q816178
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Persian—“Belsen” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Belsen (Bergen)”
  • Catalan: “Belsen”
  • Cebuano: “Belsen”
  • Dutch: “Belsen”
  • Esperanto: “Belsen”
  • French: “Belsen”
  • German: “Belsen”
  • Italian: “Belsen”
  • Japanese: “ベルゼン”
  • Persian: “بلزن (برگن)”
  • Persian: “بلزن”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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