Dokumentationshaus Hinzert
Dokumentationshaus Hinzert is a museum in Hinzert-Pölert, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate. Dokumentationshaus Hinzert is situated nearby to the cemetery Hinzert concentration camp, as well as near the peak Hohe Wurzel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: visitor center in Hinzert-Pölert, Germany
- Also known as: “Gedenkstaette SS-Sonderlager/KZ Hinzert” and “Gedenkstätte SS-Sonderlager/KZ Hinzert”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hinzert concentration camp and Hohe Wurzel.
Hinzert concentration camp
Cemetery
Photo: Langec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hinzert was a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate, 30 kilometres from the border with Luxembourg. Between 1939 and 1945, 13,600 political prisoners between the ages of 13 and 80 were imprisoned at Hinzert.
Hohe Wurzel
Peak
Hohe Wurzel, at 669 m, is the second-highest peak in the Osburger Hochwald in the Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reinsfeld and Rascheid.
Reinsfeld
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reinsfeld is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Hermeskeil. Reinsfeld is a state-recognized health resort. Reinsfeld is situated 3 km southwest of Dokumentationshaus Hinzert.
Rascheid
Village
Photo: Shift01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rascheid is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hermeskeil and is an officially recognized tourist resort. Rascheid is situated 3½ km northeast of Dokumentationshaus Hinzert.
Beuren
Village
Photo: P170, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beuren is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Beuren is situated 3½ km northeast of Dokumentationshaus Hinzert.
Dokumentationshaus Hinzert
- Categories: visitor center, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hinzert-Pölert, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.69937° or 49° 41′ 58″ northLongitude
6.89376° or 6° 53′ 38″ eastElevation
527 metres (1,729 feet)Open location code
8FX8MVXV+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 328419044OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
13405724Wikidata ID
Q90618838
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