Gelsenkirchen-Horst Concentration Camp

The Gelsenberg Lager was a subcamp of the concentration camp Buchenwald in Gelsenkirchen-Horst. About 2000 Hungarian Jewish women were held in this subcamp, and were given the task of clearing the area of the Gelsenberg Benzin AG of rubble in the summer 1944.
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  • Historical site
  • …lies at an elevation of 36 metres (118 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Gelsenkirchen-Horst Subcamp”
    “Gelsenberg concentration camp”
    “Gelsenberg Lager”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Horst Castle and Nordsternpark.
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, located in the Horst district… is situated 760 metres northwest of Gelsenkirchen-Horst Concentration Camp.
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is a park in , . is situated 1 km south of Gelsenkirchen-Horst Concentration Camp.
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is situated 1 km northwest of Gelsenkirchen-Horst Concentration Camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horst and Kolonie Hegemannshof.
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is a suburb.
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km south of Gelsenkirchen-Horst Concentration Camp.
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km west of Gelsenkirchen-Horst Concentration Camp.

Gelsenkirchen-Horst Concentration Camp

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Latitude
51.53084° or 51° 31′ 51″ north
Longitude
7.03283° or 7° 1′ 58″ east
Open location code
9F39G2JM+84
Geo­Names ID
13713461
Wiki­data ID
Q871173

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Gelsenkirchen-Horst Concentration Camp” goes by many names.

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