Brandenburg Euthanasia Centre

The Brandenburg Euthanasia Centre, officially known as the Brandenburg an der Havel State Welfare Institute, was a killing centre established in 1939 as part of the Nazi euthanasia programme, known after the war as "Aktion T4".

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Opening hours:
Thursday—Friday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Email: brandenburg@stiftung-bg.de
Type: Museum
Description: Killing center used in Nazi Germany
Also known as: “Gedenkstätte für die Opfer der Euthanasie-Morde in Brandenburg an der Havel”
Address: Nicolaiplatz 28, Brandenburg an der Havel, 14770
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nikolaikirche Brandenburg and Frey-Haus.

Nikolaikirche Brandenburg

Church

Nikolaikirche Brandenburg

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Nikolaikirche Brandenburg is a church, which is situated 160 metres southwest of Brandenburg Euthanasia Centre.

Frey-Haus

Museum

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Frey-Haus is a museum, which is situated 270 metres northeast of Brandenburg Euthanasia Centre.

Sankt Johanniskloster

Church

Sankt Johanniskloster

Photo: Haster, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sankt Johanniskloster is a church, which is situated 260 metres east of Brandenburg Euthanasia Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Neustadt.

Altstadt

Suburb

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Altstadt is a suburb.

Neustadt

Suburb

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Neustadt is a suburb.

Dom

Suburb

Photo: Tomasz Kamil Gbur, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dom is a suburb.

Brandenburg Euthanasia Centre

Categories: house of correction, euthanasia center in Nazi Germany, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.41107° or 52° 24′ 40″ north

Longitude

12.55068° or 12° 33′ 3″ east

Open location code

9F4JCH62+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Brandenburg Euthanasia Centre” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مركز براندنبورغ للقتل الرحيم”
Esperanto: “Brandenburga Eŭtanaziejo”
French: “Centre de mise à mort de Brandebourg”
French: “Centre de mise à mort de Brandenbourg”
German: “Altes Zuchthaus Brandenburg an der Havel”
German: “Altes Zuchthaus”
German: “Zuchthaus Brandenburg”
German: “Zuchthaus zu Brandenburg”
Greek: “Κέντρο ευθανασίας του Βρανδεμβούργου”
Italian: “Brandenburg Euthanasia Centre”
Italian: “Centro di sterminio di Brandeburgo”
Italian: “NS-Tötungsanstalt Brandenburg”
Japanese: “ブランデンブルク安楽死施設”
Japanese: “ブランデンブルク強制収容所”
Japanese: “ブランデンブルク殺害施設”
Russian: “Старая тюрьма в Бранденбурге”
Spanish: “Centro de exterminio nazi de Brandeburgo”

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