Mauthausen Memorial
The site of a Nazi concentration camp on a hill above the town of Mauthausen in Upper Austria, which served as the main camp for nearly 100 subcamps. It is now a memorial and museum where visitors can walk through the preserved camp.
- Where
- Mauthausen, Upper Austria, Austria
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 48.2575, 14.5004
Get the Mauthausen Memorial stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mauthausen Memorial. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Upper Austria volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mauthausen Memorial
St. Florian Monastery 11 km
An Augustinian monastery in the town of Sankt Florian, founded in the early ninth century and refounded by the Augustinians in the 11th century. It is the largest monastery in Upper Austria and is known for its Baroque rooms and its organ, played by Anton Bruckner.
New Cathedral, Linz 17 km
A neo-Gothic cathedral in Linz, begun in 1862 and dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. Its tower is 134 metres high, just below that of St. Stephen's in Vienna by the builders' intention, and it holds up to 20,000 people.
Pöstlingberg 19 km
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Wilhering Abbey 24 km
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Kremsmünster Abbey 36 km
A Benedictine monastery in Kremsmünster in Upper Austria, founded in 777. It is known for its seven storey observatory tower, built in the 1750s, and for the Tassilo Chalice, a treasured work of early medieval art.
Rožmberk Castle 45 km
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Melk Abbey 62 km
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Questions
Where is Mauthausen Memorial?
Mauthausen Memorial is in Mauthausen, Upper Austria, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are St. Florian Monastery (11 km), New Cathedral, Linz (17 km), Pöstlingberg (19 km).
How do I get the Mauthausen Memorial stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mauthausen Memorial and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Upper Austria volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mauthausen Memorial before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Upper Austria volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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