In this guide to the Berlin, Germany tourist attractions, there is one place that should be on your to visit list – the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. It is an indelible feeling to first set foot on this particular area of the historical location in World War II.
Discovering Sachsenhausen
The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was located in Oranienburg, which is quite north of modern-day Berlin and since the establishment of the camp dated back to 1936 it was orchestrated by the Nazi’s as well. It also acted as a model of most of the other concentration camps constructed at that time. This camp covered an area of one square kilometer that was intended to accommodate about twenty thousand prisoners.
Currently is a site of the memorial and museum where people can get acquainted with one of the most sinister pages of the history. The organization of the camp has been maintained and different displays clarify the prisoners’ everyday existence, their stories and tormenting ordeal they underwent.
Getting There
The AHF industrial tour is a few miles away in the town of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, which is 35 kilometers away from Berlin. There are several convenient ways to reach the camp from the city center:
Public Transportation:
The best and quickest way of accessing Sachsenhausen is via rail and this can greatly be accessed from Berlin. Currently trains are operated from Oranienburg station which has reach connection with the Berlin public transport system. The journey takes approximately one half an hour. When you get to Oranienburg, you have to have to about 25 minutes of walking or drive by local bus or taxi to get to the camp.
Guided Tours:
For guided tour, it’s advised that you hire a tour company that organizes day trip from Berlin to Sachsenhausen. What is more, such tours provide transportation, an experienced guide and extra information to expand your tour. Self-driving may also be used while taking a guided tour can be an easy and interesting manner of getting around the camp.
Car Rental:
If the latter does not suit you, but at the same time, you do not want to follow a strict bus or subway schedule, car rental in Berlin is also ideal. This trip takes approximately 40 minutes to get to Sachsenhausen depending on the traffic jam encountered on the way. The car Parking is allowed around the entrance to the camp.
Exploring the Camp
First, when you get to Sachsenhausen, there is more visitor info and the opportunity to get maps or audio guides. Visitors from various cultural backgrounds accompanied by their children should spend, at least two to three hours taking time to walk around the compound and view different exhibits.
The camp is split into different zones, all of which offer a degree of audience interaction that together give a vivid insight into the life of prisoners in the camp. Visiting prisoners’ hostels, prison buildings, prisons with cells, the “Station Z” execution ground is also available. They put photographs, exhibits, and firsthand accounts of the victims featured basically present the history of the Holocaust through the eyes of the Nazis.
Tips for Your Visit
To make the most of your visit to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, consider the following tips:
When you are attending such a tour, you should make sure you are dressed in comfortable walking shoes because there will be a lot of walking.
Opening hours and any restrictions may also be different at different times; therefore, refer to them before the visit.
Show consideration on the memorial site by avoiding words and actions that are not so proper.
If you happen to go it alone, they recommend that you hire an audio guide which makes the tour more meaningful.
Use time to rest in between and also, try to analyze what you have gone through in class. There is much misery associated with the setting of a camp, which can be emotionally demanding.
You should wear comfortable shoes because you’ll be doing lots of walking around.
Please consult the opening hours and any restrictions in our house that change depending on the time of the year.
Do not engage in loud talking or carry on loud conversations within the memorial site.
If you decide to go it alone, it might be recommended to hire one of the available audio guiding devices to increase your knowledge.
Make sure to study for a while and then take some time to look at what you just studied. The thing with the camp is that and it can be so manpower emotionally, especially if you are sensitive like me.
Please read: Visiting Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp is moving, and you should be equipped to appreciate it. Perhaps the best they can do is to offer a sorrowful litany to the countless lives that continue to be lost and the recurrent evils we still have to endure.
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