Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Discover
Places to see
Germany
Saxony

Path of Remembrance — Sachsenburg Concentration Camp Memorial

Discover
Places to see
Germany
Saxony

Path of Remembrance — Sachsenburg Concentration Camp Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Path of Remembrance — Sachsenburg Concentration Camp Memorial

Hiking

4.8

(407)

Mountain biking

5.0

(2)

Save

Share

  • More

  • Save

    Share

  • More

  • Take Me There

    Tips

    December 3, 2021

    Hiking

    The Sachsenburg concentration camp is one of the first to be built in 1933 after Adolf Hitler and the NSDAP came to power. It is smaller and less known than later concentration camps such as Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen, but it had a preparatory effect on the establishment of the subsequent concentration and extermination camps. In Sachsenburg, the National Socialist terror began with oppression, inhumanity and torture.
    Translated by
    After the Second World War, memorials were erected on the former site of the Sachsenburg concentration camp. To this day, a red triangle in the Sachsenburg coat of arms reminds …
    Translated by
    The Sachsenburg concentration camp was one of the early National Socialist concentration camps. It existed in Sachsenburg from May 1933 to August 1937 and was the only concentration camp in Saxony from 1934. The camp is considered to be the link between the early concentration camps and the later concentration camp system as well as an experimental field and training facility for the camp SS.
    Translated by

    Sign up for a free komoot account to get 12 more insider tips and takes.

    Sign up for free

    Nearby routes

    Best routes near Path of Remembrance — Sachsenburg Concentration Camp Memorial

    4.8

    (268)

    880

    hikers

    1. Zschopau Bridge (Dreiwerden) – Old Zschopau Valley Trail loop from Mittweida

    17.0km

    04:35

    200m

    200m

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    Navigate

    Send to Phone

    Moderate

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    Moderate

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    Moderate

    Details

    Informations

    Elevation 250 m

    Weather

    Powered by Foreca

    Monday 16 March

    9°C

    -1°C

    0 %

    Additional weather tips

    Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

    Most visited during

    January

    February

    March

    April

    May

    June

    July

    August

    September

    October

    November

    December

    Loading

    Location: Saxony, Germany

    Other Popular Places to Check Out

    View of Schloss Sachsenburg

    Explore
    RoutesRoute plannerFeaturesHikesMTB TrailsRoad cycling routesBikepacking
    Download the app
    Follow Us on Socials

    © komoot GmbH

    Privacy Policy