Dachau Memorial — Pink Triangle Commemoration, LGBTQ+ heritage site in Munich
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Dachau Memorial — Pink Triangle Commemoration

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Alte Römerstraße 75, 85221 Dachau (20 km northwest of Munich)

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About this place Dachau Memorial — Pink Triangle Commemoration

Dachau, opened in 1933 as the first Nazi concentration camp, held men marked with the pink triangle for homosexuality from its early years. Their story was long left out: Paragraph 175 stayed on the books in West Germany, and the camp's 1968 International Monument, with its sculpture of coloured prisoner badges, did not include the pink triangle. Activists made a pink granite triangle plaque in 1985. The memorial site would not install it, so it was kept for years in the Protestant Church of Reconciliation on the grounds. It was placed in the museum's memorial room in 1995. The memorial site is about 20km northwest of Munich (S2 to Dachau, then bus) and admission is free. Plan at least three hours.

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Isaque Swarowski Aug 2026
★★★★★

A place with an incredibly heavy atmosphere! It should be visited with extreme respect. Do some research beforehand and look up the history of the camp so you can better understand the information provided on site. Above all, during your visit, remember that this is a memorial aimed at ensuring that such atrocities never happen again, and not a tourist attraction like any other.

Andre Belt Aug 2026
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An impressive location where you can view many things. Much attention is paid to keeping everything tidy and telling the correct story. You can spend several hours walking around the camp and seeing various items. Admission is free, as is the case at many German camps. Parking near the camp (a 5-minute walk) costs 3 euros. The two barracks have been completely restored and provide many insights into what it looked like in the past. Very impressive! It is certainly important and worthwhile to pay a visit here.

Zoe Kasapi Aug 2026
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Steffen Zahm Aug 2026
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It's a sad place, but seeing it reminds me what we can't let happen again

Erkan Safa Jul 2026
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Viacheslav Pazio Jul 2026
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BFredy Jul 2026
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The site is enormous. For €5 you can get an audio guide in your language and explore it at your own pace. For people with disabilities, they provide electric wheelchairs or mobility scooters. This is much appreciated because the site is very large and there's a lot to see. I was deeply moved; it's hard to think of all the people who have died and all the suffering those walls have witnessed. It's chilling.

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Last updated on 10 November 2026

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