Vaivara Concentration Camp

Vaivara was the centre of a large concentration camp-complex consisting of 22 concentration and labor camps established in occupied by the Nazi regime during World War II.
Wikipedia
  • Historical site
  • …lies at an elevation of 35 metres (115 feet)
  • …is also known as “KZ Vaivara”
  • Description: Nazi concentration camp in Estonia (1943-1944)

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sillamäe Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and Sillamäe Püha Adalberti ja Püha Georgiuse kirik.

Church
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is situated 3 km north of Vaivara Concentration Camp.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of Vaivara Concentration Camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sillamäe and Sinimäed Hills.

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is a town of 17,000 inhabitants…

Locality
The are three linked hills in northeastern . is situated 5 km east of Vaivara Concentration Camp.

Village
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is a small borough in Narva-Jõesuu municipality, in northeastern . is situated 6 km east of Vaivara Concentration Camp.

Vaivara Concentration Camp

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Latitude
59.36872° or 59° 22′ 7″ north
Longitude
27.76396° or 27° 45′ 50″ east
Open location code
9GF99Q97+FH
Geo­Names ID
13715386
Wiki­data ID
Q705431

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Vaivara Concentration Camp” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “外瓦羅集中營”
  • Chinese: “瓦伊瓦拉集中營”
  • Chinese: “瓦伊瓦拉集中营”
  • Chinese: “維亞瓦拉集中營”
  • Danish: “Vaivara”
  • Dutch: “Concentratiekamp Vaivara”
  • Dutch: “Vaivara (concentratiekamp)”
  • Dutch: “Vaivara”
  • Estonian: “Vaivara koonduslaager”
  • French: “Camp de concentration de Vaivara”
  • French: “Vaivara”
  • German: “KL Vaivara”
  • German: “Konzentrationslager Vaivara”
  • German: “KZ Vaivara”
  • German: “KZ Waiwara”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה הריכוז ואיווארה”
  • Hungarian: “vaivarai koncentrációs tábor”
  • Italian: “campo di concentramento di Vaivara”
  • Italian: “Campo di concentramento di Vaivara”
  • Japanese: “ヴァイヴァラ強制収容所”
  • Korean: “바이바라 강제 수용소”
  • Persian: “اردوگاه کار اجباری وایوارا”
  • Polish: “Vaivara”
  • Romanian: “Lagărul de concentrare de la Vaivara”
  • Russian: “Вайвара”
  • Spanish: “Campo de concentracion de Vaivara”
  • Spanish: “Campo de concentración de Vaivara”
  • Swedish: “Vaivara koncentrationsläger”
  • Swedish: “Vaivara”
  • Turkish: “Vaivara toplama kampı”
  • Uzbek: “Vaivara konslageri”
  • Western Frisian: “Vaivara (konsintraasjekamp)”
  • Western Frisian: “Vaivara”

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