Falstad concentration camp

Falstad concentration camp
Concentration camp
Aerial photo of Falstad concentration camp taken shortly after the May 1945 German capitulation.
Location of Falstad concentration camp within Trøndelag
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 Municipality, 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 or German: SS-Strafgefangenenlager Falstad) was situated in the village of Ekne in what was Skogn Municipality (now part of Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county) in Norway. It was used mostly for political prisoners from Nazi-occupied territories.

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