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Beendorf

Coordinates: 52°14′32″N 11°5′16″E / 52.24222°N 11.08778°E / 52.24222; 11.08778
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Beendorf
Coat of arms of Beendorf
Location of Beendorf within Börde district
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Beendorf is located in Germany
Beendorf
Beendorf
Beendorf is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Beendorf
Beendorf
Coordinates: 52°14′32″N 11°5′16″E / 52.24222°N 11.08778°E / 52.24222; 11.08778
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictBörde
Municipal assoc.Flechtingen
Government
 • Mayor (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 codes039050
Vehicle registrationBK

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

History

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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

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  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.
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