Kauen Concentration Camp

Kauen was a Nazi Germany concentration camp located in the former , modern day . It operated from 15 September 1943 to 14 July 1944 and had seventeen satellite camps located around the city of , in modern-day Lithuania.
Wikipedia
  • Historical site
  • …lies at an elevation of 33 metres (108 feet)
  • Description: Nazi concentration camp located in the former Kovno Ghetto, Lithuania (1943-1944)
  • Also known as
    “Kauen (koncentrační tábor)”
    “Kauen-Land concentration camp”
    “Kaunas concentration camp”
    “Kovne concentration camp”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eighth Fort and Church of St. Joseph, Kaunas.

Photo: Anaiptol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaunas , also known as Linkuva, is a former… is situated 450 metres north of Kauen Concentration Camp.

Church
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is situated 360 metres south of Kauen Concentration Camp.

Community center
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… is situated 2 km south of Kauen Concentration Camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilijampolė and Milikoniai.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the city of …

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Kauen Concentration Camp

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Latitude
54.91585° or 54° 54′ 57″ north
Longitude
23.88824° or 23° 53′ 18″ east
Open location code
9G65WV8Q+87
Geo­Names ID
13715374
Wiki­data ID
Q18669828

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