Beendorf

Beendorf is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Beendorf
Coat of arms
Location of Beendorf within Börde district
Beendorf
Beendorf
Coordinates: 52°14′32″N 11°5′16″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictBörde
Municipal assoc.Flechtingen
Government
 • MayorHagen Friedrichs
Area
 • Total6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total908
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
39343
Dialling codes039050
Vehicle registrationBK

History

During World War II a concentration camp was established in Beendorf.[2] It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp. From February 1944 until April 1945 about 2,500 women were forced to work in a pit. It was part of the armament factories for the German Luftwaffe.[3]

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2018" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
  2. Staff (1967-02-23). "Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos gemäß § 42 Abs. 2 BEG" (in German). Bundesministerium der Justiz. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 556 Helmstedt-Beendorf, bis 10.4.1945 Neuengamme Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Konzentrationslager Neuengamme" (in German). KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme. Retrieved 2009-04-14.

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