Falstad concentration camp

Falstad concentration camp
Concentration camp
Aerial photo of Falstad concentration camp taken shortly after the May 1945 German capitulation.
Falstad concentration camp is located in Trøndelag
Falstad concentration camp
Location of Falstad concentration camp within Trøndelag
Falstad concentration camp is located in Norway
Falstad concentration camp
Falstad concentration camp (Norway)
Coordinates63°41′29″N 11°02′29″E / 63.6914°N 11.0413°E / 63.6914; 11.0413
Other namesGerman: SS-Strafgefangenenlager Falstad, Norwegian: Falstad fangeleir
LocationLevanger, Trøndelag
Built byNorway
Operated byNazi Germany
Original useBoarding school for boys
First built1895-1910
OperationalAugust 1941 - May 1945
Websitehttps://falstadsenteret.no/en/history/the-falstad-centre

Falstad concentration camp (Norwegian: Falstad fangeleir, German: SS-Strafgefangenenlager Falstad) was situated in the village of Ekne in what was the municipality of Skogn (now in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county) in Norway. It was used mostly for political prisoners from Nazi-occupied territories.[1]


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy