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Albrechtsburg Meissen
Germany's oldest castle-palace towering over the Elbe at Meissen, birthplace of European porcelain.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Hainichen
Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Hainichen
Hainichen sits on the route: 10 minutes from Rossau, 33km from Albrechtsburg Meissen.
Hainichen is in Saxony, Germany, with about 9,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rossau, about 5 km away.
Hainichen concentration camp is a concentration camp at Öderanstrasse in Hainichen, Saxony, formed on April 4, 1933, by order of Amtshauptmann Döbeln. Ortsgruppenleiter Georg "Zuff" Ziegler was the commandant and Friedrich Zill served as his deputy. The guards consisted of SA-Sturm 5/139, later supplemented byRead more
SA-Sturmbann II/148 from Colditz. Despite the nomenclature, Hainichen was an early concentration camp for leftist detainees. Its population fluctuated from an initial 50 prisoners to 144 by April 12, then to nearly three hundred before its dissolution on June 13, 1933.
Hainichen prisoners were divided into three arrest categories. These categories depended upon the degree of suspected involvement with leftist political parties. They ranged from non-members, who were supposed to be immediately released, party members, who faced detention for an indefinite period, to party officials, who were considered to be the most serious cases. Although the SA occupied a community center, the prisoners were made to sleep on a garbage heap. After Hainichen's closure, the detainees were dispatched to early concentration camps at Colditz Castle and Sachsenburg. No additional information has emerged so far about Hainichen, for which further research is needed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hainichen?
Within an hour or so of Hainichen: Albrechtsburg Meissen (33 km), Sachsenring (36 km), Frauenkirche Dresden (44 km), Zwinger Palace (44 km).
Are there any good drives near Hainichen?
The nearest famous roads are Schleizer Dreieck.
Where is Hainichen?
Hainichen is in Saxony, Germany, about 5 km from Rossau.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,511
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 50.9704, 13.1229
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Hainichen
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Sachsenring
A uniquely anti-clockwise circuit in Saxony with dramatic elevation changes, famous as a left-turn-dominant MotoGP venue.
36 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Frauenkirche Dresden
A baroque Lutheran church meticulously rebuilt after its destruction in World War II, symbolizing reconciliation.
44 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Zwinger Palace
A masterpiece of Baroque architecture in Dresden, housing the Old Masters Picture Gallery with works by Raphael and Vermeer.
44 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Moritzburg Castle
A symmetrical baroque hunting palace rising from its own lake near Dresden, famous as a Cinderella film location.
45 km · about 50 min drive
museum
August Horch Museum
Museum in the birthplace of Audi tracing Saxon automobile history from Horch and DKW through Trabant and modern Volkswagen.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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