Sabirni logor Sajmište
Nazi concentration camp during WWII in present-day Serbia
- Address
- Novi Beograd, Beograd
About
The Sajmište concentration camp (pronounced [sâjmiːʃtɛ]) was a Nazi German concentration and extermination camp during World War II. It was located at the former Belgrade fairground site near the town of Zemun, in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). The camp was organized and operated by SS Einsatzgruppen units stationed in occupied Serbia. It became operational in September 1941 and was officially opened on 28 October of that year. The Germans dubbed it the Jewish camp in Zemun (German: Judenlager Semlin). At the end of 1941 and the beginning of 1942, thousands of Jewish women, children and old men were brought to the camp, along with 500 Jewish men and 292 Romani women and children, most of whom were from Niš, Smederevo and Šabac. Women and children were placed in makeshift barracks and suffered during numerous influenza epidemics. Kept in squalid conditions, they were provided with inadequate amounts of food and many froze to death during the winter of 1941–42. Between March and May 1942, the Germans used a gas van sent from Berlin to kill thousands of Jewish inmates. With the gassings complete, it was renamed Zemun concentration camp (German: Anhaltelager Semlin) and served to hold one last group of Jews who were arrested upon the surrender of Italy in September 1943. During this time it also held captured Yugoslav Partisans, Chetniks, sympathizers of the Greek and Albanian resistance movements, and Serb peasants from villages in other parts of the NDH.
Sajmište concentration camp — Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Nearby stops
- Staro Sajmište 1 31 m · 9A 60
- Staro sajmište 161 m · 60 60L
- Novi Beograd (Ušće) 228 m · 9A 60L
- Ušće 330 m · 15 60 84
Getting there
- From the city centre (Beograd): 1.3 km as the crow flies, about 21 min on foot
- From Autobuska stanica Lasta bus station: 0.8 km as the crow flies, about 12 min on foot
- From Beograd Glavna Železnička Stanica railway station: 0.8 km as the crow flies, about 13 min on foot
- Aerodrom Nikola Tesla Beograd: about 11 km as the crow flies
FAQ
Where is Sabirni logor Sajmište?
Sabirni logor Sajmište is located at Novi Beograd, Beograd.
How to get to Sabirni logor Sajmište by public transport?
Nearest stops: Staro Sajmište 1 — 31 m, lines 9A, 60; Staro sajmište — 161 m, lines 60, 60L; Novi Beograd (Ušće) — 228 m, lines 9A, 60L.
How far is Sabirni logor Sajmište from the city centre?
It is about 1.3 km from the city centre (Beograd) as the crow flies, about 21 min on foot.
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Data sources: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata