Oranienburg: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 37 - 65 Zum fröhlichen Landmann
 The family-run, traditional guesthouse ”Zum fröhlichen Landmann” is located in Oranienburg, approximately 30 kilometres from Berlin.
Our… MoreEUR 75 - 84 Stadthotel Oranienburg
 This 4-star hotel in the centre of Oranienburg offers a sauna, daily breakfast, and modern rooms with satellite TV. Berlin´s Friedrichstraße st… MoreEUR 60 - 80 Hotel An Der Havel
 Offering a garden terrace overlooking the River Havel, traditional food from the Brandenburg region, and a spa area, this 4-star hotel in Oranienburg … More | ||||||||||||||||||
Oranienburg: Guide
Oranienburg is a town in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Oberhavel. Population: 41,199.
Oranienburg is located on the banks of the Havel river, just 35 km north of the city centre of Berlin. The town is now part of the growing Berlin metropolitan area.
The original name of Oranienburg was Bötzow. The town was founded in the 12th century and was first mentioned in 1216. Albert I of Brandenburg|Albert the Bear is believed to have ordered the construction of a castle on the banks of the Havel. Around the castle there was a settlement of traders and craftsmen.
In Dutch style and called it Oranienburg. In 1653 the town of Bötzow was renamed Oranienburg.
Oranienburg became a showplace of terror during the Nazi Germany|Nazi era. One of the first Nazi concentration camps was built there in 1933; in 1935 another camp was established in the quarter of Sachsenhausen concentration camp|Sachsenhausen. While the first camp was dissolved as early as 1934, the Sachsenhausen camp continued to exist; 100,000 people were killed in Sachsenhausen before the liberation of the camp by the Red Army in 1945.
The Sender Zehlendorf|the Zehlendorf transmission facility, a large facility for broadcasting in longwave, mediumwave and FM-range, is located near Oranienburg, at Zehlendorf near Oranienburg.
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