6 Sights in Dachau, Germany (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Dachau, Germany. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 6 sights are available in Dachau, Germany.

Sightseeing Tours in Dachau

1. Concentration camp Dachau

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Concentration camp Dachau Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung – www.geodaten.bayern.de / CC BY 3.0

The Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site is located north-northwest of Munich on the eastern edge of Dachau. It was erected on 5 May 1965 as a memorial and place of remembrance on the former prisoner grounds of the Dachau concentration camp. Since 2003 it has been under the auspices of the Bavarian Memorials Foundation. The archive of the memorial site and part of the exhibition are located in the former farm building of the camp, which has been preserved. The memorial is visited annually by about 1,000,000 people from all over the world.

Wikipedia: KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau (DE), Website

2. Ehemaliges Wirtschaftsgebäude

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Ehemaliges WirtschaftsgebäudeWolfgang Manousek aus Dormagen, Germany / CC BY 2.0

The former farm building of the Dachau concentration camp is a U-shaped brick structure that now houses the exhibition of the memorial. It was located separately from the SS compound on the prisoner grounds of the Dachau concentration camp. At the time of National Socialism, it contained, among other things, a kitchen and the notorious bathroom, i.e. a shower facility, which the SS used as a place for torture, among other things.

Wikipedia: Wirtschaftsgebäude des KZ Dachau (DE)

3. Bezirksmuseum Dachau

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Bezirksmuseum Dachau Günter Standl / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Dachau District Museum displays around 2000 objects relating to the cultural history and folklore of the Upper Bavarian city of Dachau and its surrounding area. Topics include the history of the city and district of Dachau, handicrafts, bourgeois culture, rural living, Dachau costumes, popular piety and superstition.

Wikipedia: Bezirksmuseum Dachau (DE), Website

4. St. Laurentius

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St. Laurentius

St. Laurentius is a branch church of the parish association of St. Jakob in the deanery of Dachau. It is located on the outskirts of the Dachau district of Etzenhausen. The patron saint of the church is St. Lawrence. The architectural style shows late Gothic and Baroque style elements.

Wikipedia: St. Laurentius (Dachau) (DE)

5. Catholic Mortal Agony of Christ chapel

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Catholic Mortal Agony of Christ chapelTafkas uploaded with Commonist / CC BY 2.5

The fear of death christi chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel in Dachau. According to plans by the Munich architectural professor Josef Wiedemann, it was built on the site of the Dachau concentration camp and inaugurated on August 5, 1960.

Wikipedia: Todesangst-Christi-Kapelle (Dachau) (DE)

6. Guardhouse (Jourhaus)

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Guardhouse (Jourhaus) Guido Radig / CC BY-SA 3.0

Jourhaus was the name of the entrance building to the prisoners' camp at Dachau and Gusen concentration camps. It housed administrative and command offices and was the location for disciplinary hearings of prisoners.

Wikipedia: Jourhaus (EN), Website

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