In Mauthausen there was the largest Nazi concentration camp on Austrian territory with 49 attached satelite camps. More than 200,000 innocent people suffered in one of the Mauthausen camps and more than 100,000 innocent people from many different nations were murdered.
The guided tour through the former NS concentration camp memorial center can include also the memorial center of the satellite camp Gusen II . One of the well-known survivors of the concentration camp Mauthausen is Simon Wiesenthal.
Visiting the memorial sites of former Nazi concentration camps bears deep meaning, especially in connecting historical facts and knowledge with present day situation with focus on lessons that can be learned in order to prevent similar tragedies from happening again.
This tour takes about 3 hours including transfer from / to Linz in Johann's Guide-Taxi.
EUR 144.--
If guests arrive directly at Mauthausen the tour can be done without Guide-Taxi service at a reduced price. |