NKVD special camp Nr. 7
NKVD special camp Nr. 7 was a NKVD special camp that operated in Weesow until August 1945 and in Sachsenhausen from August 1945 until the spring of 1950.Photo: K.schaetze, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 8:30 AM—4:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: NKVD special camp that operated in Weesow and Sachsenhausen
- Also known as: “Museum ‘Sowjetisches Speziallager’” and “NKVD special camp no. 7”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sachsenhausen concentration camp and Sachsenhausen station.
Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Museum
Photo: Greg Schechter, CC BY 2.0.
Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used from 1936 until April 1945, shortly before the defeat of Nazi Germany in May. Sachsenhausen concentration camp is situated 410 metres southeast of NKVD special camp Nr. 7.
Sachsenhausen station
Railway stop
Photo: Saxo, Public domain.
Sachsenhausen station is a railway station in the Sachsenhausen district in the town of Oranienburg, located in the Oberhavel district in Brandenburg, Germany. Sachsenhausen station is situated 580 metres northwest of NKVD special camp Nr. 7.
Oranienburg station
Railway station
Photo: Global Fish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oranienburg is a railway station located in Oranienburg, Germany. The station was opened in 1877 is located on the Berlin Northern Railway and the now closed Nauen–Oranienburg railway and Oranienburg–Velten railway. Oranienburg station is situated 2 km south of NKVD special camp Nr. 7.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sachsenhausen and Friedrichsthal, Oranienburg.
Sachsenhausen
Suburb
Photo: Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sachsenhausen is a district on the Havel River in the north of the town Oranienburg, 35 kilometres north of Berlin in Germany. As of December 2005, it had a population of 2,735. The district's name means 'Houses of the Saxons'.
Friedrichsthal, Oranienburg
Suburb
Photo: Saxo, Public domain.
Friedrichsthal, Oranienburg is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northeast of NKVD special camp Nr. 7.
Eden Gemeinnützige Obstbau-Siedlung
Neighborhood
Eden Gemeinnützige Obstbau-Siedlung is a fruit-growing cooperative in Oranienburg north of Berlin. The cooperative was founded in 1893 exclusively for vegetarians but since 1901 has accepted membership for anyone who "adopts a healthy lifestyle". Eden Gemeinnützige Obstbau-Siedlung is situated 4 km southwest of NKVD special camp Nr. 7.
NKVD special camp Nr. 7
- Categories: NKVD special camp, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Oranienburg, Oberhavel, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.76945° or 52° 46′ 10″ northLongitude
13.25921° or 13° 15′ 33″ eastLevels
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wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q323992
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“NKVD special camp Nr. 7” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Camp especial número 7 del NKVD”
- French: “camp de prisonniers N°7 de Sachsenhausen”
- French: “Camp de prisonniers N°7 de Sachsenhausen”
- German: “Speziallager Nr. 7 Sachsenhausen”
- German: “Speziallager Sachsenhausen”
- Japanese: “内務人民委員部第7特別収容所”
- Japanese: “第7特別収容所ザクセンハウゼン”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Speziallager Sachsenhausen”
- Portuguese: “Campo especial nº7 da NKVD”
- Russian: “Спецлагерь НКВД № 7”
- Spanish: “Campo especial número 7 del NKVD”
- Spanish: “Sachsenhausen”
- Swedish: “Speziallager Sachsenhausen”
- Ukrainian: “Спецтабір НКВС № 7”
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