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Gedenkkreis Wehnen

Gedenkkreis Wehnen e.V.

Bad Zwischenahn, Germany

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Profile last updated: September 29, 2026

About

Gedenkkreis Wehnen is a non-profit association based in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany working on heritage, human rights, education.

The Gedenkkreis Wehnen e.V. is a registered non-profit association that runs the Gedenkstätte Wehnen, a memorial site in Bad Zwischenahn, Lower Saxony, for the victims of the National Socialist killings of patients in the Oldenburg region. The association offers guided tours for groups and school classes, public lectures, film screenings, an audio guide and an online game, and carries out historical research and educational work with schools and educational institutions across the Oldenburger Land. It also maintains a memorial site at the Ofen cemetery.

Location

Bad Zwischenahn, Germany

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

e.V.

Legal name

Gedenkkreis Wehnen e.V.

Registration

120622

VAT number

DE232805010

Focus areas

NS-EuthanasieGedenkstättePsychiatriegeschichtehistorisch-politische BildungErinnerungskultur

Languages

DEEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageHuman rightsEducation

Works for

StudentsCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationResearchCommunity programmes

Programmes

Spuren auf Papier

Education · Germany

Online game that lets players explore the history of killings of patients under National Socialism at the Wehnen psychiatric institution through original documents, as a preparation or follow-up to a memorial visit.

Countries of operation

Germany

Funding & support

Ways to support

Donate

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Gröschler Haus Jever, DGB, Kulturstiftung des Bundes

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