Between April 21, 1944 and April 15, 1945, there was a concentration camp at the Freiherr von Birago pioneer barracks in Melk. With around 14,390 concentration camp prisoners who were used for forced labor here within a year, it was one of the largest subcamps of the Mauthausen concentration camp site and the largest subcamp in Lower Austria.
The Melk Memorial in the former crematorium can be visited free of charge at any time. The memorial is located at Schießstattweg 2, 3390 Melk. There is also an exhibition on the history of the camp on the premises of the former crematorium.
The key for the garden gate can be borrowed at the entrance area of the "Birago-Pionierkaserne", Prinzlstraße 22, at the guardhouse on presentation of an official photo ID.
Opening hours
Individuelle Besichtigung ist tagsüber kostenlos möglich. Der Schlüssel für das Gartentor ist im Eingangsbereich der „Birago-Pionierkaserne“, Prinzlstraße 22, bei der Wache gegen Hinterlegung eines amtlichen Lichtbildausweises entlehnbar. Toiletten und Trinkwasser sind in der KZ-Gedenkstätte vorhanden.
