Lungitz

Lungitz is a village in the community of Katsdorf, Perg district of Upper Austria, Austria. During World War II it was the site of slave labour and the "Gusen III" sub-camp of the Gusen concentration camp later on.

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Type: Historic site
Description: sub-camp of Mauthausen concentration camp (1944-1945)
Also known as: “ehemaliges KZ Gusen III”, “Gusen III concentration camp”, and “Lungitz concentration camp”
Inscription: “Konzentrationslager Gusen III (in der Ortschaft Lungitz, Gemeinde Katsdorf); Gründung 1944”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mauthausen concentration camp and Frankenberg church in Langenstein.

Mauthausen concentration camp

Museum

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Mauthausen was a Nazi concentration camp on a hill above the market town of Mauthausen in Upper Austria. It was the main camp of a group with nearly 100 further subcamps located throughout Austria and southern Germany. Mauthausen concentration camp is situated 4 km southeast of Lungitz.

Frankenberg church in Langenstein

Scenic viewpoint

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Frankenberg church in Langenstein is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km south of Lungitz.

Parish church in St. Georgen an der Gusen

Church

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Parish church in St. Georgen an der Gusen is situated 2½ km southwest of Lungitz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luftenberg an der Donau and Lorch.

Luftenberg an der Donau

Village

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Luftenberg an der Donau is a municipality and small market town in the district of Perg in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. As of 2015, the town had 3,979 inhabitants. Luftenberg an der Donau is situated 5 km west of Lungitz.

Lorch

Village

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Lorch is a district of the city of Enns in the district of Linz-Land in Upper Austria. It is at 48°13′0″N, 14°28′30″E. and developed out of the Roman town of Lauriacum. Today it is incorporated into Enns, Austria. Lorch is situated 7 km south of Lungitz.

SolarCity Linz

Suburb

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The solarCity is an energy-saving living district in Linz-Pichling, Austria, which provides living space for about 4,000 people. The houses were built using a low-energy design. SolarCity Linz is situated 9 km west of Lungitz.

Lungitz

Categories: human settlement, concentration camp, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Katsdorf, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.28708° or 48° 17′ 14″ north

Longitude

14.47533° or 14° 28′ 31″ east

Open location code

8FWP7FPG+R4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 737428330

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

Wikidata ID

Q598562

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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Uzbek—“Lungitz” goes by many names.

Chechen: “Лунгиц”
Dutch: “Lungitz”
French: “Gusen III”
French: “Lungitz”
German: “KZ Gusen III”
German: “KZ-Außenlager Gusen III”
Italian: “campo di concentramento di Gusen III”
Italian: “Campo di concentramento di Gusen III”
Russian: “Лунгиц”
Spanish: “Campo de concentracion de Gusen III”
Spanish: “Campo de concentración de Gusen III”
Tatar: “Лунгиц”
Uzbek: “Lungitz”

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