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In the Lüneburger Heide, near the place Bergen is the former concentration camp Bergen Belsen situated.

Today memorials remember the over

70 000 human beings who lost their lives here between 1941 and 1945.

The photo shows the stone at the entrance

to the graveyard at the

historical camp site.

Image Copyright: Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen

In the year 1966 a document house
with an exhibition about the history
of the camp Bergen-Belsen opened.

This document house
extended and recreated
in spring 1990.

But only in the last two centuries could the complex history of this place as prisoners-of-war- camp, concentration camp and displaced persons camp be researched in detail. The findings are being presented in a permanent exhibition in the newly constructed documentation centre since 2007.

Image Copyright: Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen

Today the memorial site Bergen-Belsen is a place of remembrance, collection, preservation and research as well as a place of learning and contemplation,

Annually over 1000 groups are being taken care of by guided tours, which take several hours, study days and in the form of projects.

Guided tours from 10 persons onwards are free of charge. Appointments by prior telephone requests.

A guided tour take about 3 to 4 hours and encompasses also the outdoor terrain.

The museum offers whole school classes the option of detailed information regularly.