Sachsenhausen (Oranienburg)

German district of the town Oranienburg

Sachsenhausen (German pronunciation: [zaksn̩ˈhaʊzn̩]) is a district on the Havel River in the north of the town Oranienburg, 35 kilometres north of Berlin in Germany. As of December 2005[update] it had a population of 2,735. The district's name means 'Houses of the Saxons'.

The area became notorious for the nearby site of the Nazi concentration camp \- also called  Sachsenhausen \- which operated from 1936 to 1945.

For five years after World War II the  Soviets used the facility as  Special Camp No. 7 (later Soviet Special Camp No. 1).

52°45′16″N 13°14′13″E﻿ / ﻿52.75444°N 13.23694°E﻿ / 52.75444; 13.23694

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