Mahn- und Gedenkstätten Wöbbelin
Visitor center with exhibitions on the poet Theodor Körner and on the Wöbbelin concentration camp, the last subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Wöbbelin is a place of double remembrance. The poet Theodor Körner, mortally wounded near Gadebusch during the Wars of Liberation in 1813, was buried here on August 27, 1813; a memorial was already erected at the family burial site in 1814.
At the end of the Second World War in 1945, a concentration camp existed near the village: the last subcamp of Neuengamme concentration camp. It existed for only about ten weeks, from February to early May 1945. As a reception camp, it took in more than 5,000 prisoners from over 25 nations, of whom more than a thousand died. The camp has been commemorated since 1965.
Today a visitor center presents two permanent exhibitions on both subjects. The Körner exhibition, on view since 1997, focuses mainly on the changing reception of the poet and his appropriation by politics and society. The exhibition "Zehn Wochen KZ Wöbbelin", opened in 2014, shows more than 300 documents, photos, film footage and objects from camp life and gives the victims a face. Since 2003 the operator has been the association Mahn- und Gedenkstätten im Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim, which also offers educational projects and workcamps.
Key themes
- Exhibition "Zehn Wochen KZ Wöbbelin" with more than 300 items
- Exhibition on Theodor Körner and the reception of his work
- Körner family grave and honor cemetery
- Former camp grounds as a place of remembrance
- Digital tour of the permanent exhibition
Permanent exhibitions
- Theodor Körner. 1791–1813. Poet und Patriot. Seine Erhebung zum Idol – A critical look at the life and reception of the poet and at how his patriotic songs were used in German history.
- Zehn Wochen KZ Wöbbelin – More than 300 documents, photos, film footage and objects, plus listening, video and touchscreen stations on the origins, perpetrators, prisoners and liberation of the camp.
- Operated by
- Verein Mahn- und Gedenkstätten im Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim e.V.
- Director
- Anja Pinnau
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Guided tour (per person) | €2 |
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The visitor center and the former camp grounds are considered accessible.
Kids & families
Only partly suitable for kids
The exhibitions deal with Nazi crimes. Educational programs for school classes are available from grade 4 onward; project days for these grades take place outdoors at the memorials from May to September.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking for cars and buses.
The former camp site lies about 3 km from the town center, on the B 106 toward Ludwigslust.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours cost €2 per person and are possible outside opening hours by arrangement, on request also in English. The tours cover the Körner exhibition including the family grave, and the concentration camp exhibition. |
