
Terezin Small Fortress
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haggaeus
N 50° 30.829 E 014° 09.880
33U E 440774 N 5596094
The largest WWII concentration camp in Czech Lands, now a national memorial site.
Waymark Code: WM30GG
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/20/2008
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Terezin was built in 18th century as a fortified military town.
After occupation of Czechoslovakia, the Small Fortress became a police prison operated by Gestapo.
Later, the local residents has been moved out of town and the whole town has been used as a concentration camp for Czech Jews. Between 1941 and 1945, more than 140 000 prisoners have been brought here. Over 35000 of them died in Terezin and more than 87000 have been deported to other concentration camps, mostly Auschwitz-Birkenau, where only few survived.
More information about Terezin WWII history and photos are available at www.pamatnik-terezin.cz.
The waymark coordinates point to Small Fortress entrance. There is also Ghetto Museum in the town center. The memorial and museum are open daily, see the website above for news and exact opening hours.