Sajmište concentration camp

The Sajmište concentration camp was a Nazi German concentration and extermination camp during World War II. It was located at the former fairground site near the town of , in the Independent State of Croatia.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: Nazi concentration camp during WWII in present-day Serbia
  • Also known as: “Semlin concentration camp”, “Staro Sajmiste”, and “Zemun concentration camp”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Branko’s Bridge and Museum of Contemporary Art.

Bridge
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Branko's Bridge is the second-largest bridge of , Serbia, connecting the city center with across the . Built in 1956 on the foundations of the 1934 King Alexander Bridge, which was destroyed in World War II, it reconnected Belgrade and as the only motorway bridge at the time. is situated 400 metres northeast of Sajmište concentration camp.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in , Serbia. It was founded in 1958 as the Modern Gallery, making if one the first museums of this type in the world. is situated 740 metres north of Sajmište concentration camp.

Museum
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The is the largest and oldest museum in , . It is located in the central zone of Belgrade on a square plot between the , formerly Theatre Square, and three streets: Čika Ljubina, Vasina and Laze Pačua. is situated 1½ km east of Sajmište concentration camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Staro Sajmište and Savamala.

Neighborhood
is an urban neighborhood of , the capital of . It is located in the municipality of and was the site of the World War II Sajmište concentration camp from 1941 to 1944, when the area was under control of the Nazi puppet state Independent State of Croatia.

Neighborhood
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is an urban neighborhood of , the capital of . It is located in Belgrade's municipalities of and .

Locality
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is an urban neighborhood of , the capital of . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of . It has been described as the most valuable and most representative veduta of Belgrade.

Sajmište concentration camp

Latitude
44.81294° or 44° 48′ 47″ north
Longitude
20.44277° or 20° 26′ 34″ east
Open location code
8GP2RC7V+54
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1300178779
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­prison_camp
Wiki­data ID
Q701910
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Sajmište concentration camp” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սայմիշտե”
  • Azerbaijani: “Saymişte (həbs düşərgəsi)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Saymişte”
  • Chinese: “薩吉米斯切集中營”
  • Croatian: “Koncentracijski logor Sajmište”
  • Croatian: “Koncentracijski logor Samjište”
  • Croatian: “Sabirni logor Sajmište”
  • Croatian: “Sajmište”
  • Czech: “Koncentrační tábor Sajmište”
  • Danish: “Sajmište koncentrationslejr”
  • Dutch: “Concentratiekamp Sajmiste”
  • Dutch: “Concentratiekamp Sajmište”
  • Dutch: “Logor Sajmište”
  • French: “Camp de concentration de Sajmiste”
  • French: “camp de concentration de Sajmište”
  • French: “Camp de concentration de Sajmište”
  • German: “KL Sajmište”
  • German: “Konzentrationslager Sajmište”
  • German: “KZ Sajmiste”
  • German: “KZ Sajmište”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה הריכוז סיימישטה”
  • Indonesian: “Kamp konsentrasi Sajmište”
  • Italian: “campo di concentramento di Sajmište”
  • Italian: “Campo di concentramento di Sajmište”
  • Macedonian: “Концентрационен логор Сајмиште”
  • Macedonian: “Концентрациониот логор Сајмиште”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sajmište konsentrasjonsleir”
  • Norwegian: “Sajmište konsentrasjonsleir”
  • Persian: “اردوگاه کار اجباری سایمیشته”
  • Polish: “Sajmište”
  • Portuguese: “Campo de concentração de Sajmište”
  • Russian: “Саймиште”
  • Serbian: “Logor Sajmište”
  • Serbian: “Staro Sajmište”
  • Serbian: “Концентрациони логор Сајмиште”
  • Serbian: “Логор Сајмиште”
  • Serbian: “Логор Старо сајмиште”
  • Serbian: “Сајмиште”
  • Serbian: “Старо сајмиште”
  • Serbian: “Старо Сајмиште”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Koncentracijski logor Sajmište”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Koncentracioni logor Sajmište”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Logor Sajmište”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sajmište”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Staro Sajmište”
  • Spanish: “Campo de concentracion de Sajmiste”
  • Spanish: “Campo de concentracion de Sajmište”
  • Spanish: “Campo de concentración de Sajmiste”
  • Spanish: “Campo de concentración de Sajmište”
  • Spanish: “Sajmiste”
  • Spanish: “Sajmište”
  • Swedish: “Koncentrationslägret Sajmište”
  • Swedish: “Sajmiste”
  • Swedish: “Sajmište”
  • Swedish: “Semlin Judenlager”
  • Turkish: “Sajmište Toplama Kampı”
  • Ukrainian: “Саймиште (табір смерті)”
  • Ukrainian: “Саймиште”
  • Vietnamese: “Trại tập trung Sajmište”

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Highlights include Old Fair Concentration Camp and Romanian pavilion.

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