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Buchenwald Concentration Camp, officially KL Buchenwald, was one of the largest concentration camps on German soil. It operated as a forced labor camp on the Ettersberg hill near Weimar between July 1937 and April 1945. A total of approximately 277,800 people from 50 countries were imprisoned in Buchenwald during this period.[1] The death toll is estimated at around 56,000, including 15,000 Soviet citizens, 7,000 Poles, 6,000 Hungarians, and 3,000 French citizens.[2] As the 3rd US Army approached on April 11, 1945, the prisoners took control of the camp from the retreating SS, arrested 125 of the guards, opened the gates, and raised a white flag.

If you are here, you should also stop at the memorial.

Reminds us of bad times in German history.

The Hopfgarten Lookout was part of a defensive ring of 16 towers surrounding the city of Erfurt. Of the Niederzimmern Lookout, only the 7.30 m high tower remains. After completing the climb, you can enjoy the view of Niederzimmern from a covered rest area.

The bell tower, also known as the Tower of Freedom until the 1970s, is the 50.73-meter-high tower of the former Buchenwald National Memorial and Memorial Site of the GDR, built between 1954 and 1958. This name was replaced in the 1970s by the title of "bell tower" that has been used ever since. Built of light sandstone, the tower was designed by the sculptor Fritz Cremer and features a 41-meter-high observation platform accessible via two staircases. At the same height as this platform is the Buchenwald bell, which weighs 6.8 tons and, unlike most large bells, is not suspended but mounted on four steel supports. The bell is struck every hour.

This will keep you waiting.

Distant view of the Ettersberg, Buchenwald concentration camp

Wide view of Niederzimmern and the surrounding area, opposite the Ettersberg.