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Ravensbrück concentration camp in the region of Brandenburg is a town in Germany - some 48 mi or ( 77 km ) North of Berlin , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ravensbrück concentration camp is now 10:21 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Malmö, Zingst, Priepert, and Potsdam. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ravensbrück concentration camp ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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See Melanie Chisholm at the TV-Show "The Bear's Christmas Grot Hole" with Bo Selecta. ..

Ravensbrück

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Kyritzer Carl-Diercke-Schüler zu Besuch im ehem. Frauen-KZ in Ravenbrück ..


Bahnhof Fürstenberg Havel

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Zugfahrt durch Brandenburg ..

Verlassene Orte; old Nuclear Weapon Depot

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Mein Besuch eines alten Atomsprengkopflagers der Russen, irgendwo in Mecklenburg. Die Bunker wurden Anfang der 60er Jahre gebaut. ..


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Ravensbrück concentration camp

Ravensbrück was a notorious women's concentration camp during World War II, located in northern Germany, 90 km north of Berlin at a site near the village of Ravensbrück. Construction of the camp began in November 1938 by SS leader Heinrich Himmler and was unusual in that it was a camp primarily for women and children. The camp opened in May 1939. In the spring of 1941, the SS authorities established a small men's camp adjacent to the main camp.

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Located at 53.19 13.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Brandenburg, Museums in Brandenburg, Ravensbrück concentration camp, World War II memorials in Germany, World War II museums in Germany

Schwedtsee

Schwedtsee is a lake in the Mecklenburg Lake District, in Germany. It is situated in the district of Oberhavel in the state of Brandenburg, and lies to the east of the centre of the town of Fürstenberg. The site of the Ravensbrück concentration camp was adjacent to the lake, and a memorial is now situated between the lake and the camp site. The lake has about an area of 750,000 square metres and is up to 3.5 metres deep.

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Located at 53.19 13.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Federal waterways in Germany, Lakes of Brandenburg

Uckermark concentration camp

The Uckermark concentration camp was a small German concentration camp for girls near the Ravensbrück concentration camp in Fürstenberg/Havel, Germany and then an "emergency" extermination camp. The camp was opened in May 1942 as a detention camp for girls, aged 16 to 21, who were considered criminal or difficult. Girls who reached the upper age limit were transferred to the Ravensbrück women's camp. Camp administration was provided by the Ravensbrück camp.

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Located at 53.19 13.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1942 establishments in Germany, Ravensbrück concentration camp, Uckermark (district)

Baalensee

Baalensee is a lake in the Mecklenburg Lake District, in Germany. It is situated in the district of Oberhavel in the state of Brandenburg, and lies immediately to the east of the centre of the town of Fürstenberg. The navigable River Havel flows through the Baalensee, entering it from the Röblinsee via a short channel and lock in the centre of Fürstenberg, and exiting directly into the adjacent Schwedtsee. Navigation is administered as part of the Obere–Havel–Wasserstraße.

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Located at 53.18 13.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Lakes of Brandenburg

Röblinsee

Röblinsee is a lake in the Mecklenburg Lake District, in Germany. It is situated in the district of Oberhavel in the state of Brandenburg, and lies immediately to the west of the town of Fürstenberg. The lake has an east-west orientation, and is about 2 kilometres long and up to 0.5 kilometres wide. The navigable River Havel flows through the Röblinsee, entering it via a 5.4 kilometres channel from the Ziernsee.

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Located at 53.19 13.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Federal waterways in Germany, Lakes of Brandenburg