Die Horst

Die Horst is a park in Hadamar, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse. Die Horst is situated nearby to the village Niederhadamar, as well as near the church St. Peter in Ketten.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Peter in Ketten and Wendelinuskapelle.

St. Peter in Ketten

Church

Photo: Asdrubal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Peter in Ketten is a church, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Die Horst.

Wendelinuskapelle

Church

Photo: Asdrubal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wendelinuskapelle is a church, which is situated 540 metres south of Die Horst.

Hadamar killing centre

Museum

Photo: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0.

The Hadamar killing centre was a killing facility involved in the Nazi involuntary euthanasia programme known as Aktion T4. It was housed within a psychiatric hospital located in the German town of Hadamar, near Limburg in Hessen. Hadamar killing centre is situated 2 km north of Die Horst.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niederhadamar and Hadamar.

Niederhadamar

Village

Photo: Asdrubal, GFDL.

Niederhadamar is a German village belonging to the municipality of Hadamar, with 4,000 inhabitants. It is located between several other communities: Elz to the south, Hundsangen to the west, Hadamar to the north, and Offheim to the east.

Hadamar

Village

Photo: SBT, CC BY 2.5.

Hadamar is a small town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany. Hadamar is known for its Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry/Centre for Social Psychiatry, lying at the edge of town, in whose outlying buildings is also found the Hadamar Memorial.