Lager Hörsten

Lager Hörsten is a barracks in , . Lager Hörsten is situated near the castle , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Schloss Bredebeck and Bergen-Belsen Memorial.

Castle
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0.
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 1 km northwest of Lager Hörsten.

Museum
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 2½ km south of Lager Hörsten.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belsen and Bergen-Belsen Memorial.

Village
Photo: Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 2½ km east of Lager Hörsten.

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 2½ km south of Lager Hörsten.

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the north of district on the in , . The infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was located not far from Belsen, one of several farming villages in the borough.

Lager Hörsten

Latitude
52.78261° or 52° 46′ 57″ north
Longitude
9.90004° or 9° 54′ 0″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
9F4FQWM2+22
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194785947
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­barracks
Geo­Names ID
13658915
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In Other Languages

“Lager Hörsten” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hörsten and Bredebeck.

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Places to explore: Glyn Hughes Hospital and Niedersachsen-Kaserne.

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