Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial
The site of one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany, opened on 22 March 1933 near Munich. It was the longest running of the camps and is now a memorial site and museum where visitors can walk the grounds.
- Where
- Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 48.2699, 11.4683
Get the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dachau Concentration Camp 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 Bavaria volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial
Schleissheim Palace 7.8 km
A complex of three palaces, the Old, Lustheim and New, in a grand Baroque park in Oberschleißheim, a suburb of Munich. It was a summer residence of the Bavarian rulers of the House of Wittelsbach.
Nymphenburg Palace 13 km
A Baroque palace in western Munich, begun in 1664 as a summer residence of the Bavarian rulers. It has a long canal, a large park with small pavilions, and the Gallery of Beauties commissioned by King Ludwig I.
Olympiapark 13 km
A park built for the 1972 Summer Olympics on the Oberwiesenfeld in Munich. It still hosts cultural, social and religious events, and it is known for its tent-like roof and its large landscaped hill.
Allianz Arena 13 km
A football stadium in northern Munich for Bayern Munich, opened in 2005. Its outer shell is made of inflated panels that can be lit in red, blue or white, and it holds about 75,000 people.
Alte Pinakothek 15 km
One of the oldest art galleries in the world, opened in Munich in 1836. It shows European paintings from the 14th to the 18th century, with works by Dürer, Rubens, Rembrandt and Raphael.
Englischer Garten 16 km
A large public park in the centre of Munich, laid out from 1789 and bigger than New York's Central Park. It has the Chinese Tower beer garden, a Japanese tea house and the Eisbach wave where people surf.
Munich Residence 16 km
The former royal palace of the Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the centre of Munich, built and extended from 1385 to the 19th century. It has ten courtyards and many rooms, and holds a treasury and the Cuvilliés Theatre.
Munich Frauenkirche 17 km
The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, a late Gothic brick church finished in 1488. Its two towers, each topped with a dome, are about 99 metres high and are a symbol of the city.
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Questions
Where is Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial?
Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial is in Dachau, Bavaria, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Schleissheim Palace (7.8 km), Nymphenburg Palace (13 km), Olympiapark (13 km).
How do I get the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bavaria volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bavaria volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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