A #SilentSunday near #Langenstein.

These ruins are part of what was once an inn. In 1944, prisoners were temporarily housed in its outbuildings while barracks for the nearby Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp (a subcamp of Buchenwald) were under construction.
The prisoners were forced to excavate a tunnel system under the hills for the underground production of armour parts. Of the 7,000 prisoners, approximately 2,000 lost their lives. A further 2,500 people perished during death marches following the camp's evacuation in April 1945. The underground facility was never completed.


#derelict #abandoned #lostPlaces #lostPlace #urbex #Thekenberge #GläsernerMönch #Zwieberge #LangensteinZwieberge #Halberstadt #Harzvorland #stillerSonntag #Ruine #ruins #natureReclaims #natureReclaiming #urbanDecay #abandonedPlace #reclaimed #abandoned #abandonedBuilding #forgotten

Steep #steps leading up to the #GläsernerMönch sandstone formation for #FootpathFriday. The highest elevation in the background is the #Brocken, highest peak in the #Harz mountains (1,141 m/3,743 ft)


#Treppe #stairs #staircase #TreppenFreitag #StaircaseFriday #ForestFriday #landscape #nature #Natur #hiking #hike #wandern #landscapePhotography #Harzvorland #Langenstein #Thekenberge

#FotoVorschlag: #Urbex, #lostPlace

Auf (sic!) dem Berg der Verzweiflung einen Stein der Hoffnung // Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope
– Martin Luther King

📍Landhaus bei #Langenstein, von 1635 bis 1991 Ausflugsgaststätte. 1944 waren in den Nebengebäuden die ersten Häftlinge des KZs Langenstein-Zwieberge (Außenstelle von Buchenwald) untergebracht, bis ihre Barracken fertig errichtet waren. Die Häftlinge mussten 13 km Stollen graben, damit die Produktion von Rüstungsteilen unterirdisch fortgeführt werden konnte. Von den rund 7.000 Häftlingen starben 2.000. Weitere 2.500 Menschen kamen bei Todesmärschen ums Leben, nachdem das Lager im April 1945 evakuiert wurde. Die unterirdische Anlage wurde nie fertiggestellt.
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📍A former inn near Langenstein. An inn stood on this site from 1635 until 1991. In 1944, prisoners were housed in the outbuildings until the barracks for the nearby Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp (a subcamp of Buchenwald) had been constructed. The prisoners were forced to excavate a tunnel system under the hills for the underground production of armour parts. Of the 7,000 prisoners, approximately 2,000 died. A further 2,500 people perished during death marches after the camp was evacuated in April 1945. The underground facility was never completed.


#MLK #MartinLutherKing #derelict #abandoned #lostPlaces #graffiti #Thekenberge #GläsernerMönch #Zwieberge #LangensteinZwieberge #Halberstadt #Harzvorland #Harz