Buchenwald

Buchenwald is a locality in Weimar, Thuringia. Buchenwald is situated nearby to the locality Brunfthof, as well as near Alte Burg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buchenwald Memorial and The Crematorium.

Buchenwald Memorial

Monument

Photo: Friedrich K., CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buchenwald was a German Nazi concentration camp established on Ettersberg hill near Weimar, Germany, in July 1937. It was one of the first and the largest of the concentration camps within the Altreich territories.

The Crematorium

Memorial

Photo: Alex Benn, CC BY 2.0.

The Crematorium is a memorial.

Brunfthof

Archaeological site

Photo: Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brunfthof is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alte Burg and Ettersburg.

Alte Burg

Locality

Photo: Giorno2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alte Burg is a locality.

Ettersburg

Village

Photo: MichaelWE, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Ettersburg is a municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. Ettersburg is situated 2½ km northeast of Buchenwald.

Hottelstedt

Village

Photo: Wikswat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hottelstedt is a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2007, it has been part of the municipality Berlstedt, which merged into the town Am Ettersberg on 1 January 2019. Hottelstedt is situated 2½ km northwest of Buchenwald.

Buchenwald

Type: Locality
Location: Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.01959° or 51° 1′ 11″ north

Longitude

11.25083° or 11° 15′ 3″ east

Open location code

9F3H2792+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359404946

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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In Other Languages

“Buchenwald” goes by many names.

Russian: “Бухенвальд”

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Localities in the Area

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