The Sonnenstein Euthanasia Clinic was a Nazi killing centre located in the former fortress of Sonnenstein Castle near Pirna in eastern Germany, where a hospital had been established in 1811. Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre is situated 100 metres south of FeWo Schwemmer.

Sonnenstein Castle

Castle

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sonnenstein Castle is a castle in Pirna, near Dresden, Germany. It housed a mental hospital, which operated from 1811 to the end of World War II in 1945. Sonnenstein Castle is situated 330 metres west of FeWo Schwemmer.

St. Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 2.5.

St. Mary’s Church is situated 480 metres west of FeWo Schwemmer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sonnenstein and Pirna.

Sonnenstein

Suburb

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sonnenstein is a suburb.

Pirna

Town

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pirna is a town in Saxony, Germany and capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 37,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Große Kreisstadt.

Copitz

Suburb

Copitz is a subdivision of Pirna, in Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into Pirna in 1923. The place was mentioned for the first time in 1417. It is situated on the right bank of the river Elbe, directly opposite Pirna town centre.

FeWo Schwemmer

Category: tourist attraction
Location: Pirna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.96262° or 50° 57′ 45″ north

Longitude

13.95048° or 13° 57′ 2″ east

Operator

Grit Schwemmer

Open location code

9F2MXX72+25

OpenStreetMap ID

node 654111955

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=guest_house

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=apartment

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