In Osthofen, in an old disused paper factory on Ziegelhüttenweg, the only early concentration camp for the then People's State of Hesse was located from the beginning of March 1933 to the beginning of July 1934. Today, the Rhineland-Palatinate Nazi Documentation Center / Osthofen Concentration Camp Memorial is located here under the sponsorship of the State Center for Civic Education (LpB). The Project Osthofen e.V. support association, founded in 1986, works closely with the LpB. The concentration camp memorial in Osthofen is a place of commemoration and remembrance of the victims of the National Socialist dictatorship. There is also information and in-depth information about the perpetrators and crimes. You can take advantage of the following educational opportunities in Osthofen:
• Self-exploration of the area using an audio guide
• Permanent exhibition “Persecution and Resistance in Rhineland-Palatinate 1933-1945”
• Guided tours (by appointment; public tours every first Sunday of the month except January)
• Study and project days
• Special exhibitions with accompanying program
• Lecture and cultural events
• Further education and training
The memorial is the headquarters of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nazi Documentation Center a specialist library and an extensive archive, both of which can be used for academic work upon prior arrangement. The historical archive of the city of Osthofen is also housed in the concentration camp memorial. Sprachen werden getauscht
