Brandenburg-Görden Prison

Germany / Brandenburg / Anton-Saefkow-Allee

Brandenburg-Görden Prison is located on Anton-Saefkow-Allee in the Görden section of Brandenburg an der Havel. Erected between 1927 and 1935, it was built to be the most secure and modern prison in Europe. It was a Zuchthaus for inmates convicted of lengthy or life sentences at hard labor, also those sentenced to death, for. Both criminal and political prisoners were sent there, also people imprisoned for preventive detention or for interrogation. Prisoners of war were also sent there. Built with a capacity of 1800, it sometimes held over 4000.
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Coordinates:   52°25'16"N   12°28'24"E
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