Mauthausen Memorial

The Mauthausen Gusen Camp Complex, Set Up By The Nazis In 1938 After The Anschluss, Where About 190,000 People Were Imprisoned And Around 90,000 Died. Preserved As A Memorial And Museum Since 1949, With The Quarry'S Stairs Of Death, The Gas Chamber And Permanent Exhibitions. A Sober Place Of Remembrance. · Mauthausen, Upper Austria

Mauthausen Memorial stands on the site of the Mauthausen concentration camp, set up by the Nazis in August 1938 after the Anschluss, on a hill above the Danube about 20 km east of Linz. It was a labour camp for political prisoners and so-called asocials, and prisoners worked in the granite quarry, where they carried blocks up the 186 steps known as the Stairs of Death. With the Gusen sub-camps, about 190,000 people were imprisoned and around 90,000 died; the exact count is still debated. They included Spanish Republicans, Soviet prisoners of war, Jews, Roma and Austrian resistance members. US troops liberated the camp on 5 May 1945, and it has been an official memorial since 1949. Visitors see the camp wall, the roll-call square, the barracks, the gas chamber and the permanent exhibition, and the Memorial Road of national monuments. This is a place of remembrance, not entertainment. Entry to the site is FREE, but plan 3-4 hours, dress respectfully and prepare yourself for a hard and sobering day, with time to rest afterwards.

Memorial at the site of the Mauthausen concentration camp above the Danube, about 20 km east of Linz, with the Granite Quarry, the Wiener Graben and the Gusen sub-camp memorials, Mauthausen, Upper Austria, Austria

The memorial is OPEN daily from mid March to the end of December, with the site closing in the late afternoon, and it is CLOSED on a few days around Christmas. Hours and closure days change, so check before you travel. The guided tour and audio guide desks close earlier than the grounds.

Mauthausen Memorial on Spottos · Explore more places on Spottos