Atombunker Museum Harnekop

Useful Information

Location:	Lindenallee 1, 15345 Prötzel OT Harnekop. A10 exit 3 Berlin Marzahn or exit 4 Hellersdorf, through Strausberg and Prötzel to Harnekop. Through the city, at the limits turn left into Seestraße, then Lindenallee to the parking lot. (52.693220, 13.977761)
Open:	Atombunker Museum Harnekop: All year Thu, Sat, Sun. Online booking mandatory. NVA-Ausstellung Harnekop: By appointment. [2026]
Fee:	Atombunker Museum Harnekop:: Adults EUR 22,75, Children (6-?) EUR 17,75, Children (0-5) EUR 12,75, Seniors EUR 17,75. NVA-Ausstellung Harnekop: Adults EUR 5. [2026]
Classification:	Secret Bunker
Light:	Electric Light
Dimension:	L=60 m, W=40 m, H=21 m, Ar=5000 m², VR=30 m.
Guided tours:	D=90 min, Max=8.
Photography:	probably
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Atombunker Museum, Lindenallee 1, 15345 Prötzel b. Berlin, Tel: +49-30-775-667-94. E-mail: NVA Ausstellung Harnekop e.V., Lindenallee 4, 15345 Prötzel / OT Harnekop, Tel: +49-33436-37765, Cell: +49-172-3544288. E-mail:
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History

1971	start of construction.
1976	bunker completed.
1977	visited by the minister of defense of the Soviet Union.
1990	used for civil communication because of the poor infrastructure in east Germany.
1993	closed.
25-MAY-2000	Baudenkmal Bunker Harnekop e. V. founded.
2017	Managed by the Verein für Erinnerung und Bewahrung von Zeitgeschichte e.V. (Association for Remembrance and Preservation of Contemporary History).
2023	Bunker leased by Berlin construction company.
2025	A Berlin construction company is marketing the bunker as a nuclear bunker museum.

Description

The bunker at Harnekop is called Atombunker Harnekop (nuclear war bunker Harnekop) or with its original military number SBW 16/102. It was constructed between 1971 and 1976 by the Ministerium für Nationale Verteidigung (MfNV, ministry for national defense). It is located northeast of Berlin between Werneuchen, Strausberg and Bad Freienwalde, hidden in a forest. The Bunker is reached from the nearby hamlet Harnekop. The now defunct and empty barracks near Harnekop are very secluded, and only few locals knew how to reach it. During the time of the German Democratic Republic, there were no sign leading to this place. And the locals who knew abut the place did not know about its importance. This was the most important secret of the GDR: the bunker of the Minister für Nationale Verteidigung (minister for defence).

The bunker has three levels reaching down 30 m into the sand and gravels of northern Germany. 95 steps lead into the bunker which was equipped with the best equipment of the time, and could host 450 people for about one month. The concrete walls are up to three meters thick and the special doors are pressure resistant and gas proof. The floors are lying on huge steel springs to make the bunker extremely resistant against a direct hit, as a result the floors continualy swing and vibrate. The bunker is equipped with its own well, water tanks and four diesel generators for electricity. The infrastructure was intended for the personell of the minister of defense, so it included comunication, computer systems, and conference rooms. These installations are located in the upper level. The middle level contains kitchen, casino, dormitories and sick bay. The lowest level cantains the technical infrastructure.

The bunker is almost completely in its original state of the 1970s, most installations still exist. It is declared a State Monument and enrolled in the Landesdenkmalliste (List of State Monuments). The Baudenkmal Bunker Harnekop e. V., a non-profit organization formed by locals maintains the bunker and opened it to the public in 2000. Between 2017 and 2023, it was managed by the Verein für Erinnerung und Bewahrung von Zeitgeschichte e.V. (Association for the Remembrance and Preservation of Contemporary History). It is unclear why they gave this up, but in 2023 the bunker was leased by a Berlin construction company Cavator GmbH, which has been marketing it as the Atombunker Museum since 2025. Unfortunately, this has had some relatively unpleasant side effects. There are no longer regular opening hours, guided tours must be booked online, and admission prices have risen significantly. It is also unclear whether photography is permitted; this is at the guide's discretion. This is a rule we have never heard of before.

In addition, there is also the NVA-Ausstellung Harnekop e.V. (NVA Exhibition Harnekop e.V.), a museum housed in the dormitory of the former command bunker. In 30 rooms, you will find a huge exhibition on the subject, including many original radio devices, some of which are even demonstrated.