Beendorf

Municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Beendorf within Börde district

(2019–26) Hagen Friedrichs^[1]Area

• Total6.8 km² (2.6 sq mi)Elevation

130 m (430 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total837 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

39343

Dialling codes039050Vehicle registrationBK

Beendorf is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

History

During World War II a concentration camp was established in Beendorf.^[3] It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp. From February 1944 until April 1945 about 2,500 women were forced to work in a pit. It was part of the armament factories for the German Luftwaffe.^[4]

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
^ Staff (1967-02-23). "Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos gemäß § 42 Abs. 2 BEG" (in German). Bundesministerium der Justiz. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 556 Helmstedt-Beendorf, bis 10.4.1945 Neuengamme
^ "Konzentrationslager Neuengamme" (in German). KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme. Retrieved 2009-04-14.