Lieberose

Lieberose
Lieberose
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Dahme-Spreewald
Municipal assoc. Lieberose/Oberspreewald
Town subdivisions 5 Ortsteile
Mayor Manfred Lischeski
Basic statistics
Area 72.51 km2 (28.00 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m  (164 ft)
Population 1,485 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 20 /km2 (53 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LDS
Postal code 15868
Area code 033671
Website www.amt-lieberose-oberspreewald.de

Lieberose is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km north of Cottbus.

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History

During World War II, a subcamp of Sachsenhausen concentration camp was located here.[2]

The subcamp, KL Lieberose, was a labour camp for the support point of SS- Division "Kurmark". The SS- Division "Kurmark" located in Lieberose and surrounding area. In long-range planning it should accruing the biggest military training area for the Waffen- SS in Europe. After World War II was the camp a prison camp for the soviet secret service (NKGB).

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External links

(German) Official site