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Dachau
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Dachau
Total population
45,621
Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Dachau was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany and the longest-running one, opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern the Nazi Party's political opponents, which consisted of communists, social democrats, and other dissidents. It was located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory northeast of the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Munich in the Gau Munich-Upper Bavaria, in Southern Germany. After its opening by Heinrich Himmler, its purpose was enlarged to include forced labor, and eventually, the imprisonment of Jews, Romani, Germans, and Austrians that the Nazi Party regarded as criminals, and, finally, foreign nationals from countries that Germany occupied or invaded. The Dachau camp system grew to include nearly 100 sub-camps, which were mostly work camps or Arbeitskommandos, and were located throughout southern Germany and Austria. The main camp was liberated by U.S. forces on 29 April 1945. Dachau was the third concentration camp to be liberated by British or American Allied forces.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
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Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,746
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,982
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,251
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,880
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,262
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,942
- Graylag GooseAnser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,355
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,302
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.8 — 2019-10-224 km SE of Ebbs, Austria
- M 4 — 2010-10-19Austria
- M 2.9 — 2008-09-104 km NW of Leutasch, Austria
- M 2.7 — 2008-07-032 km ESE of Oberhaching, Germany
- M 2.7 — 2008-06-143 km S of Diedorf, Germany
- M 2.9 — 2006-01-313 km NNW of Mariastein, Austria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Bayern
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Dachau
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Dachau, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office
- AGS
- 09174115
- Population (Wikidata)
- 48,337
- Wikidata
- Q7077
Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439