Biographies
The selected biographies depict persons who were imprisoned in Breitenau during the Nazi period for their political or religious beliefs, or based on anti-Semitic, racist or social…
Archive and Collection
Breitenau Memorial originated from a research project conducted by the University of Kassel (Gesamthochschule Kassel at the time). In the late 1970s, Professor of…
Press service
Breitenau Memorial is located in the tithe barn of the former Benedictine monastery of Breitenau. The owner of the site is Vitos Kurhessen, a company of the…
Guided tour and site
If you are interested in a group or theme tour, we kindly ask you to register at least six weeks in advance.
A tour of the exhibition and the site takes place…
Permanent Exhibition
Since 1992, the memorial has featured a permanent exhibition by the Kassel-based artist Stephan von Borstel which is characterized by a combination of artistic design and…
Arrival
The memorial is located at Brückenstr. 12, 34302 Guxhagen
Directions
Breitenau Memorial is located in Guxhagen, 15 km south of Kassel, right next to Autobahn A7 (Fulda - Kassel)…
Opening hours
The Memorial will be closed from December 20, 2025 to January 10, 2026. We wish you merry christmas and a happy new year!
Tuesday to Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm –…
History of the memorial
Breitenau Memorial is celebrating its 40th anniversary in September 2024. Its foundation in the 1980s marks a profound change in remembrance culture in Germany.…
Post-event history
By the 28th of March, the Gestapo had already begun dismantling the work education camp. At that time, there were still 716 prisoners in protective custody…
Work education camp (Arbeitserziehungslager) 1940-1945
The facility until 1940
The Breitenau state workhouse and state welfare home (Landesarbeitsanstalt und Landesfürsorgeheim Breitenau)…
