Tötungsanstalt Pirna-Sonnenstein

Museum in Pirna, Germany

The Sonnenstein killing centre (German: NS-Tötungsanstalt Sonnenstein; literally "National Socialist Killing Centre Sonnenstein") was a Nazi killing centre located in the former fortress of Sonnenstein Castle near Pirna in eastern Germany, where a hospital had been established in 1811. In 1940 and 1941, the facility was used by the Nazis to murder around 15,000 people under the euphemism of "euthanasia". The majority of victims had psychological disorders or intellectual disabilities, but their number also included inmates from the Nazi concentration camps. Sonnenstein was one of six killing c

From Sonnenstein killing centre on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Where:

Pirna, Germany

Coordinates:

50.96°N, 13.95°E

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