Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Attraction
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Nazi concentration camp memorial & museum, with photographs, documents & reconstructed cell blocks.
Alte Römerstraße 75, 85221 Dachau, Germany
+49 8131 669970
Did You Know?
Camp Opening
Dachau Concentration Camp was established in 1933, marking the beginning of its horrific history.
Irony of the Gate
The infamous inscription 'Arbeit Macht Frei' (Work Sets You Free) above the camp's gate was a cruel and ironic promise, as prisoners were forced into slave labor with no hope of freedom.
Memorial Site Opening
The Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site opened to the public in 1965, serving as a place of remembrance and education about the horrors that occurred there.
Annual Visitors
Thousands of people visit Dachau each year to learn about the camp's history and pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust.
