Sonnenstein killing centre

The Sonnenstein killing centre 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.

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Type: Memorial
Description: Nazi killing facility at Sonnenstein Castle
Also known as: “Centro per l’eutanasia di Sonnenstein”, “Gedenkkreuz Pirna-Sonnenstein”, “Gedenkstätte Pirna”, “Gedenkstätte Pirna Sonnenstein”, “Gedenkstätte Pirna-Sonnenstein”, “NS-Tötungsanstalt Pirna Sonnenstein”, “NS-Tötungsanstalt Pirna-Sonnenstein”, “NS-Tötungsanstalt Sonnenstein”, “Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre”, “ゾンネンシュタイン安楽死施設”, “ピルナ・ゾネンシュタイン絶滅収容所”, and “ピルナ＝ゾネンシュタイン安楽死施設”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sonnenstein Castle and St. Mary’s Church.

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 300 metres west of Sonnenstein killing centre.

St. Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 2.5.

St. Mary’s Church is situated 480 metres west of Sonnenstein killing centre.

Pirna City Library

Library

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Pirna City Library is situated 770 metres west of Sonnenstein killing centre.

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.

Sonnenstein killing centre

Categories: euthanasia center in Nazi Germany, museum, and historic site
Location: Pirna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.96171° or 50° 57′ 42″ north

Longitude

13.95038° or 13° 57′ 1″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9F2MXX62+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 760542671

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q324139

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sonnenstein killing centre” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مركز سونينشتاين للقتل الرحيم”
Chinese: “索能斯坦安乐死中心”
Chinese: “索能斯坦安樂死中心”
Esperanto: “Eŭtanaziejo Sonnenstein”
French: “centre d’extermination nazi de Pirna-Sonnenstein”
French: “Centre d’extermination nazi de Pirna-Sonnenstein”
German: “Tötungsanstalt Pirna-Sonnenstein”
Greek: “Ζόνενσταϊν-μπάι-Πίρνα”
Italian: “Centro di sterminio di Sonnenstein”
Japanese: “ピルナ＝ゾンネンシュタイン安楽死施設”
Russian: “Центр эвтаназии Зонненштайн”
Spanish: “Centro de exterminio nazi de Sonnenstein”
Ukrainian: “Центр евтаназії Зонненштейна”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gedenkstätte Sonnenstein and FeWo Schwemmer.

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