Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen
Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen
4.5
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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More than 100,000 Jews, communists, intellectuals, gypsies and homosexuals were killed by Nazis between 1936 and 1945 in this concentration camp. Some of the buildings have been preserved in their original form including barracks, and a pathology department where Nazis performed medical experiments on the inmates.
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DrWork@Work
Edzell, UK184 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Well worth the effort to get here. We are both not as fit as we should be and have impaired walking. So it was a real walk from Berlin in terms of trains and local buses. Research these times carefully or you may be sitting waiting on the bus. Set off early from Berlin.
The camp is very sobering and presents a much wider picture around sharing the details of some of the political, academics and homesexual individuals etc as well as the Jewish and Jehovah communities that were imprisoned there too.
The camp needs about three hours to fully manage to read the details and watch the film in the middle.
Take the headsets as they are informative and only 7 euros for two people. That's cheap when it is free entry. We left a donation as the facilities are immaculate.
Bus takes you to and from the railway station as it is quite a walk. The guides all say about a 20 minutes walk but it is quite a way if unfit like we are.
The camp is very sobering and presents a much wider picture around sharing the details of some of the political, academics and homesexual individuals etc as well as the Jewish and Jehovah communities that were imprisoned there too.
The camp needs about three hours to fully manage to read the details and watch the film in the middle.
Take the headsets as they are informative and only 7 euros for two people. That's cheap when it is free entry. We left a donation as the facilities are immaculate.
Bus takes you to and from the railway station as it is quite a walk. The guides all say about a 20 minutes walk but it is quite a way if unfit like we are.
Written 3 May 2023
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travelbugMadison_WI
Middleton, WI34 contributions
Feb 2023
Such an important place to see, study and reflect about how evil took hold of an entire population. The museum and site are extremely informational. There are exhibits throughout several buildings which described the conditions and life of the prisoners. This was intensely personal to me since my cousin had been a prisoner here during WWII. Imagining him here was painful. I left knowing that if it could happen here, it could happen anywhere. The more people learn the better they will be to prevent a repeat of the atrocities.
I used the audio guides offered at the entrance which was well done, but a little hard to hold the map, the earpiece and a camera to take photos. I think I would have preferred to take a guided tour over the audio guide.
I used the audio guides offered at the entrance which was well done, but a little hard to hold the map, the earpiece and a camera to take photos. I think I would have preferred to take a guided tour over the audio guide.
Written 7 February 2023
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LadyfromChurwell
115 contributions
Dec 2022 • Couples
After taking the train and bus out to the camp I was mildly underwhelmed. The only part we could look around and get a feeling for the place was the first building which was really interesting. All the other buildings were closed as was the cafe. We went on a Monday so maybe that was our mistake. The covered area was interesting and very moving. Glad we went but not as informative as Neuengammen which also offered a beautiful tribute to those who died at the hands of the Nazis.
Written 9 December 2022
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barneygirl33
Palmerston North, New Zealand112 contributions
Oct 2022 • Family
A very sobering experience with soooo much information. It really needs a day to take it all in. Very worthwhile getting the audio guide and that's the only expense as the museum is free.
Written 16 October 2022
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S.R21
Bristol, UK43 contributions
Oct 2022 • Friends
Very moving experience, very educational and the tour guides are fantastic! Understanding if people need extra time to take the experience in.
Written 2 October 2022
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KDJERO
Saint Charles, MO751 contributions
Jun 2022
Hard to describe walking through this place and all the emotions that it causes. Most of the original buildings are gone but enough remains or has been rebuilt to give you an idea of what this place was like.
Written 20 June 2022
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Œlga
Majadahonda, Spain1 contribution
Apr 2022 • Family
Very interesting, specially because of the thorough explanations of our guide, Ronan. He painted a picture in our minds in regards to the brutality of the Nazi regime.
Written 14 April 2022
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Adventurer292850
1 contribution
Sep 2021 • Friends
Very interesting tour and our guide was both knowledgeable and interesting. He told the sad story of what happened with humor and seriousness. I can only give our guide Xavier my warmest recommendations
Written 4 September 2021
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New Horizon Africa Safaris
Kigali, Rwanda683 contributions
Feb 2020
Did a guided tour to this place. The sorrow is high and i think the world should really learn from the sad past and promote peace, tolerance and respect. We should do everything we can to really say and commit to actions that contribute to never again for such.
Written 2 January 2021
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craice
Hockley, UK410 contributions
Sep 2020
Visited here in Sept 2020, following social distancing rules, some very interesting and upsetting displays, a hollow reminder to what took place all those years ago.
Written 27 September 2020
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Gianluca L
Rome, Italy
Ciao a tutti.
Visiterò il campo Sabato 10/08 o Domenic11/08.
Sapete se l'audioguida è disponibile anche per le visite di Sabato/Domenica?
Grazie
Francis C
13 contributions
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juanfranciscog550
Seville, Spain16 contributions
Que contenido tiene el museo
David A
Madrid, Spain145 contributions
El museo contiene principalmente fotografías y unos pocos objetos de la época. Se puede ver como eran las literas, algún instrumento para la tortura....
juanfranciscog550
Seville, Spain16 contributions
Que contenido tiene el museo es interesante porque los lunes está cerrado
Peter S
Bonn, Germany555 contributions
Die Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen befindet sich auf dem Gelände des ehemaligen KZ Sachsenhausen im brandenburgischen Oranienburg, nördlich von Berlin. Die Einrichtung versteht sich als Gedenk- und Lernort sowie als modernes zeithistorisches Museum. Sie folgt einem dezentralen Gesamtkonzept, um dem Besucher die Geschichte an den authentischen Orten erfahrbar zu machen. In 13 Ausstellungen wird die konkrete Geschichte des jeweiligen historischen Ortes als Leitidee mit einer darüber hinaus weisenden thematischen Darstellung verknüpft. Die inhaltlichen Schwerpunkte reichen von der Geschichte des KZ Oranienburg, verschiedenen Aspekten der Geschichte des KZ Sachsenhausen über das sowjetische Speziallager bis hin zur Geschichte der Gedenkstätte selbst.
How long to have walk from parking lot to get inside of the concentration camp can you rent some wheelchairs or scooters?
327Traveler
Bracebridge, Canada18 contributions
It is a lot of walking. I have no idea about wheelchairs.
Buongiorno, visiterò il campo nei prossimi giorni, ci sono tour organizzati con guide che parlano italiano? E se sì vorrei sapere il prezzo e dove prenotare.
AlexRosano
Vimercate, Italy153 contributions
L’Audioguida 3€ è fatta veramente molto bene. Confermo
Chiara T
Treviso, Italy50 contributions
CiaoI visiterò questo campo a metà febbraio, e pensavo di andarci senza guida. c'è l'audioguida in italiano? come funziona una visita in autonomia? Grazie
canale4ever
31 contributions
Forse è un po' tardi per rispondere. L'audioguida in italiano c'è e te la consiglio vivamente. Fornisce molte informazioni importanti. Costa poco se non ricordo male
at6722
15 contributions
hi, I booked a tour and it says that the meeting point is at starbucks at Brandenburg gate and that the tour commences at 11am. is this 11am at the camp or at the meeting point? thanks :)
Ankit Singh
New Delhi, India58 contributions
I think it should be 11am at the meeting point. But you must email/ phone your tour operator to confirm.
Is it possible to go without a guide?
Can I buy an audioguide in Spanish there?
Fred J
Peize, The Netherlands19 contributions
You could go without a human guide. I am not sure if they have an audioguide in spanish.....
Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg
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- Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen is open:
- Sun - Sat 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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- Hotels near Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen:
- (1.18 km) Stadthotel Oranienburg
- (1.42 km) Bungalow on the White Beach
- (1.97 km) Hotel An Der Havel
- (2.00 km) Gasthof Oranjehus
- (2.82 km) Restaurant & Pension Sonnenburg
- Restaurants near Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen:
- (0.04 km) Cafe im Neuen Museum
- (0.70 km) Ristorante Donna Rosa
- (0.73 km) Kodo Restaurant
- (1.24 km) Fam. Pham
- (0.99 km) Hafenrestaurant Lubea
- Attractions near Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen:
- (0.34 km) Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen
- (0.97 km) Tansania Reiseabenteuer
- (1.31 km) Bahnhofsplatz und Bahnhofsempfangsgebäude
- (1.89 km) Oranienburg Palace
- (1.54 km) TURM ErlebnisCity Oranienburg