The Entrance Section, later SS Administration Section
The Entrance Section, later SS Administration Section is a memorial in Celle, Lower Saxony. The Entrance Section, later SS Administration Section is situated nearby to the ruins Feuerlöschbecken, as well as near the archaeological site Küche D.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bergen-Belsen Memorial and Schloss Bredebeck.
Bergen-Belsen Memorial
Museum
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bergen-Belsen Memorial is a museum, which is situated 470 metres south of The Entrance Section, later SS Administration Section.
Schloss Bredebeck
Castle
Schloss Bredebeck 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 Lower Saxony between the former villages of Hörsten and Hohne, which disappeared in the 1930s in the wake of the establishment of Bergen-Hohne Training Area. Schloss Bredebeck is situated 3 km northwest of The Entrance Section, later SS Administration Section.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bergen-Belsen Memorial and Belsen.
Bergen-Belsen Memorial
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bergen-Belsen, or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentration camp.
Belsen
Village
Photo: Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belsen is a village within the German borough of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony. The village, whose original site lies about 3 kilometres southwest of Bergen, has 331 inhabitants. Belsen is situated 3 km northeast of The Entrance Section, later SS Administration Section.
Walle
Village
Walle is a village and Ortschaft of the municipality of Winsen in Celle district, Lower Saxony, on the Lüneburg Heath in Germany. Walle is situated 3 km south of The Entrance Section, later SS Administration Section.
The Entrance Section, later SS Administration Section
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Vorlager, später KZ-Verwaltungsbereich”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.76308° or 52° 45′ 47″ northLongitude
9.9143° or 9° 54′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9F4FQW77+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 4265588998OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Feuerlöschbecken and Küche D.
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