Seifhennersdorf
Encyclopedia
Seifhennersdorf is a town in the district Görlitz
, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic
, and the Czech towns of Rumburk
and Varnsdorf
lie across the border to the north-east and south of town.
Seifhennersdorf is 8 km south of Ebersbach
and 14 km west of Zittau
.
, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp
was located in the town.
Görlitz (district)
Görlitz is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after its capital city Görlitz. It borders the district of Bautzen, the state Brandenburg, Poland and the Czech Republic.- History :...
, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, and the Czech towns of Rumburk
Rumburk
Rumburk is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region in the north of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants and is famous because of its reportedly beautiful historical inner cities with many historical sights such as the old monastery...
and Varnsdorf
Varnsdorf
Varnsdorf is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic, with a population of around 16,000. The town is close to the border with Germany, with border crossings to the Saxon towns of Seifhennersdorf and Großschönau, and is the second largest in the Děčín District.The village of...
lie across the border to the north-east and south of town.
Seifhennersdorf is 8 km south of Ebersbach
Ebersbach
Ebersbach can refer to several places in Germany:*Ebersbach an der Fils, a town in the district of Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg*Ebersbach, Görlitz, a town in the district of Görlitz, Saxony*Ebersbach, Meißen, a municipality in the district of Meißen, Saxony...
and 14 km west of Zittau
Zittau
Zittau is a city in the south east of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, close to the border tripoint of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic. , there are 28,638 people in the city. It is part of the Görlitz district....
.
History
During World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp
Flossenbürg concentration camp
Konzentrationslager Flossenbürg was a Nazi concentration camp built in May 1938 by the Schutzstaffel Economic-Administrative Main Office at Flossenbürg, in the Oberpfalz region of Bavaria, Germany, near the border with Czechoslovakia. Until its liberation in April 1945, more than 96,000 prisoners...
was located in the town.