Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen
Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen
Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen
4.5
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
About
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.
Duration: More than 3 hours
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Gary H
43 contributions
Nov 2019
Walking is right, we took a train from Berlin but had to change to a bus half way and it went around to all the stations on the way...When we finally got to Oranienburg station the bus would be an hour so we walked the 26 blocks to the museun then had to walk another half a kilometre to the gate. I need a walking stick for support so lt was getting hard to get around now....we saw the front gate, a section of a museum display and the morgue on the way out .... There was a bus full of young people push forward to take all the seats on the way back to the station . It is good for young people to visit but not if you can only walk for a few miles.
Written 19 February 2020
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Brian S
Southend-on-Sea, UK20 contributions
Sept 2023 • Solo
An interesting and informative visit. I learnt things I did not know about the use of the camp by both German (Nazi) but the bus from the ststionand East German and Soviet leaders. The train journey from Berlin to Sachsenhausen is easy and takes around 40 minutes but the onward bus is not very frequent and doesn't actually go to the camp entrance, so a walk is necessary. I walked from the train station, about 20 minutes, on a footpath and possibly the best way unless you are lucky with the bus times. The camp is very open and would not be a good visit in the rain as there are few buildings to go inside. A map/plan is available in different languages and this is very helpful. I recommend spending the 30 minutes to see the film which is in a hut directly in front of the entrance. The visit sheds a new light on the role of the camp from 1938 to the fall of East Germany. and provides a contrast to some of the other camps that remain. To a certain extent Sachsenhausen has been sanitized but still worth the effort to go. There is no charge for entry.
Written 21 September 2023
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Andrew H
Corby, UK13 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
A somber experience today. A great tour guide Nickolai from Insider Tour who has an outstanding wealth of knowledge which made the whole experience worthwhile. Highly recommended tour with these guys.
Written 9 February 2020
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Krista M
Halifax, Canada50 contributions
May 2023 • Family
This was an experience that left an imprint on all of us. It was important that we explored on our own as everyone could take their own time and set their own pace to really absorb the story that is being told here. It’s hard to write down or to show pictures and adequately tell the story of being at such a place as we were today. You can read stories or see documentaries but there is something unique, some personal connection when you are standing on the very ground, at the very spot where mind bending things like this have happened. Perhaps it is a sense of history being physically felt, perhaps it’s the energy still lingering from those who perished or suffered there.
Written 19 February 2024
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LadyfromChurwell
149 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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CocoJLLD
Montreal, Canada61 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
We visited the camp with a guide. Ernestina (our guide) was amazing, dynamic, very engaged, and clear. We highly recommand to have a guide in order to thoroughly understand what happened there. This place is a must see if you visit Berlin...only an hour from Berlin center by public transportation.
Written 2 January 2020
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Geert_AQP
Arequipa, Peru266 contributions
Jul 2023
We went by train to Oranienburg. Round trip from the train station is a 7 km. walk, including walking the whole camp.
Even if you know a lot about WW2, there is always something to learn. Here in Sachsenhausen you fall from one surprise to another when it comes to the atrocities that took place here. Lest we forget.
Even if you know a lot about WW2, there is always something to learn. Here in Sachsenhausen you fall from one surprise to another when it comes to the atrocities that took place here. Lest we forget.
Written 13 August 2023
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Sharon F
Oakland, CA6 contributions
Nov 2019
We visited Sachsenhausen in 2013. The app made me pick a date which is not when we went. We visited the museum and walked part of the yard. We could feel the sorrow of the people who lived and were executed there. We did the self guided tour but could not finished because of the sorrow we could feel from the poor souls almost 60 years later. We wanted to see for ourselves what they looked like. I’m glad we did but it is one thing I never have to do again. I pray the world never forgets.
Written 7 September 2020
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Steve W
Blackburn, UK259 contributions
Jun 2016 • Family
You can easily access Sachsenhausen via the S - Bahn. The S2 takes you to Oranienberg (End of the line) The either by bus or taxi to the Concentration camp. We used a taxi. This cost 7 Euros. There is no entrance fee to the amp + the map you are given is high quality. The audio guide completes the set up. There is really no need to pay for a guided tour. We listened in to a couple on our way round + there wasn't much being added by the guides.
We arrived at approximately 11:30 and left at 16:30. There is so much to see and take in.
Note:- there are areas to see beyond the main triangle compound. You can access the entrance tower/building - the entrance is round to the right hand side - no one else seemed to notice this. There are good views over the whole compound from up here. Also the is a guard tower at the top end of the compound you can enter and climb (Although you can only look out of slits in the walls.)
Be warned the Russian museum just beyond the main compound is VERY hot in the sunshine, but there are toilets in the building.
We spent far longer here than we anticipated. It is well worth the time to go and see this monument.
You can also visit the HQ of the concentration camp organisation - it Is a finance ministry building now. Make note of which door you have entered the corridor or you could have to walk all the way round (Its the disabled toilet entrance??? First door on the right of the rear corridor)
We arrived at approximately 11:30 and left at 16:30. There is so much to see and take in.
Note:- there are areas to see beyond the main triangle compound. You can access the entrance tower/building - the entrance is round to the right hand side - no one else seemed to notice this. There are good views over the whole compound from up here. Also the is a guard tower at the top end of the compound you can enter and climb (Although you can only look out of slits in the walls.)
Be warned the Russian museum just beyond the main compound is VERY hot in the sunshine, but there are toilets in the building.
We spent far longer here than we anticipated. It is well worth the time to go and see this monument.
You can also visit the HQ of the concentration camp organisation - it Is a finance ministry building now. Make note of which door you have entered the corridor or you could have to walk all the way round (Its the disabled toilet entrance??? First door on the right of the rear corridor)
Written 17 June 2016
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Scarletb1212
Berlin3 contributions
Aug 2014
If you call to inquire about visiting this camp (and if you only speak English) and someone by the name of Martin answers, be prepared to either a. Be hung up on b. asked if your question is stupid c. Be treated completely rude and not have your questions answered (ie: when asked to spell the often confusing German names ie for the train stops, destinations or directions anything including these names that are relayed, be prepared to be told "this is not my job, to spell out the 2 words I just mentioned. Then be prepared to be hung up on. When u call back (to hopefully get someone nicer to assist you, and Martin answers again, he tells you "I hung up on you because you are stupid." I personally think it's very rude to be told you are stupid when you are calling to inquire about going to someplace and writing down the information (such as the name of the train stop, which is in a foreign language, as it was for me, a Canadian) and when you ask for the spelling of the name you were told (by Martin) and then he tells you you are stupid and hangs up the phone. Not very good customer service or phone etiquette.
Written 13 August 2014
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ciao...
l'ingresso al campo è gratutito ma bisogna comunque prenotare?
Saremo a Berlino l'ultima settimana di febbraio contando di andare al campo il 29...
grazie mille...
Written 17 February 2024
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
Written 6 August 2019
Na 8🎤👇👓❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ und die haben sich in den nächsten Jahren nicht so viel Zeit für mich nicht irre die haben sich in den nächsten Jahren nicht so so viel Zeit für mich nicht irre die haben sich in den nächsten Jahren nicht so viel Zeit für mich nicht irre die haben sich in den nächsten Jahren nicht so viel Zeit für mich nicht irre die haben sich in den nächsten Jahren
Written 27 October 2019
El museo contiene principalmente fotografías y unos pocos objetos de la época. Se puede ver como eran las literas, algún instrumento para la tortura....
Written 11 March 2019
Que contenido tiene el museo es interesante porque los lunes está cerrado
Written 10 March 2019
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.
Written 18 April 2019
How long to have walk from parking lot to get inside of the concentration camp can you rent some wheelchairs or scooters?
Written 9 March 2019
It is a lot of walking. I have no idea about wheelchairs.
Written 9 March 2019
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.
Written 19 February 2019
L’Audioguida 3€ è fatta veramente molto bene. Confermo
Written 19 February 2019
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
Written 13 February 2019
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
Written 21 February 2019
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 :)
Written 7 February 2019
I think it should be 11am at the meeting point. But you must email/ phone your tour operator to confirm.
Written 8 February 2019
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