Beendorf

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

Beendorf
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Beendorf within Börde district
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Coordinates: 52°14′32″N 11°5′16″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Börde
Municipal assoc.	Flechtingen
Government
• Mayor (2019–26)	Hagen Friedrichs[1]
Area
• Total	6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	837
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	39343
Dialling codes	039050
Vehicle registration	BK

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

1. Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
3. 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
4. "Konzentrationslager Neuengamme" (in German). KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme. Retrieved 2009-04-14.

External links

• Media related to Beendorf at Wikimedia Commons
• Website of the camp memorial Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine