Oranienburg Attractions
Oranienburg lies north of Berlin, to the west of the Lehnitzsee, which is traversed by the Oder-Havel Canal.
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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp (Memorial Site)
Oranienburg bears the unfortunate notoriety of being the location of the very first of the Nazi Germany death camps, which is today a memorial site.
Local Museum
The Heimatmuseum in Oranienburg occupies an Early Baroque house (1657) at Breite Strasse 1.
Old Orphanage
At Havelstrasse 29 in Oranienburg is the Old Orphanage (1665-71), the right-hand half of which was destroyed during the Second World War.
Pleasure Garden
The Baroque pleasure garden in Oranienburg was converted into a landscaped park in the 19th C. Its most notable features are the gateway (by J. A. Nering, 1690) and the Orangery (by G. C. Berger, 1754; restored 1967).
Schloss Oranienburg
Schloss Oranienburg was built in 1651-55 (by J. G. Memhardt and M. M. Smids) and altered and enlarged in 1688-95 (by J. A. Nering and M. Grünberg); on the town front can be seen an attic story with figures of the Seasons. Restored in 1948-60 after wartime destruction, the interior is now entirely modern in style except for the Porcelain Cabinet (stucco ceiling; painting by Terwesten, restored 1965). The house is not open to the public.
