| Location: |
A7 exit Hann. Münden/Werratal, F80 east 85km to Nordhausen
or A7 exit Seesen(Harz), B243 66km tp Nordhausen.
In Nordhausen F4 turn north towards Blankenburg, at the city limits turn left, follow signs to
Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Mittelbau Dora.
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| Open: |
OCT-MAR daily 10-16, APR-SEP daily 10-18.
Tours: Tue-Fri 11+14, Sat, Sun, Hol 11, 13, 15.
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| Fee: |
free
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| Classification: |
artificial tunnels in anhydrite
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| Light: |
electric
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| Dimension: |
Fl=120.000m², L=20,000m, H=30m.
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| Guided tours: |
L=710m.
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| Photography: |
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| Accessibility: |
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| Bibliography: |
M. Bornemann (1994):
Geheimprojekt Mittelbau,
Bernhardt & Gräfe Verlag, Bonn
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R. Eisfeld (2000):
Mondsüchtig: Wernher von Braun und die Geburt der Raumfahrt aus dem Geist der Barbarei,
Rowohlt, Reinbek
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| Address: |
KZ-Gedenkstätte Mittelbau-Dora, Kohnsteinweg 20, 99734 Nordhausen, Tel: +49-3631-4958-0, Anmeldung 03631-4958-20,
Fax: +49-3631-4958-13,
E-mail: 
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| Last update: | $Date: 2011/12/13 08:48:35 $ |
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| 1943 | alliied air raid on Peenemünde. The V-weapon production Peenemünder Waffenwerk moves into the Kohnstein. |
| 28-AUG-1943 | start of the tunnel contruction with the first 107 prisoners. |
| DEC-1943 | first three rockets buitl. |
| AUG-1944 | V1 production in the Kohnstein starts. |
| 11-APR-1945 | liberation, first time american soldiers in the factory. |
| JUN-1945 | 100 complete "A4" rockets, valuable documents and rocket parts removed by the american soldiers. |
| 1948 | entrances of the factory blown by soviet troops. |
| 06-APR-1966 | inauguration of the first exhibition in the former crematorium. |
| APR-1973 | new exhibition in four rooms. |
| 1990/91 | fisrt exploration of the subterranen facilities. |
| 11-APR-1995 | 50st anniversary of liberation, inauguration of new facilities. |
