Berga, Thuringia

Berga, Thuringia

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Name = Berga
image_photo =
Wappen = Berga E coa.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 45
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 10
Lageplan = Berga-Elster in GRZ.pngBundesland = Thüringen
Landkreis = Greiz
Höhe = 229
Fläche = 43.49
Einwohner = 3766
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 07980
Vorwahl = 036623
Kfz = GRZ
Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 76 004
Gliederung = 14
Adresse = Am Markt 2
07980 Berga/Elster
Website = [http://www.stadt-berga.de/ Stadt-Berga.de]
Bürgermeister = Stephan Büttner

Berga is a town in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster, 14 km southeast of Gera.

In World War II a Labor camp was operated here to dig 17 tunnels for an underground ammunition factory. Workers were supplied by Buchenwald concentration camp and from Stalag IX-B. The latter was in contravention of the provisions of the Third Geneva Convention. Many prisoners died as a result of malnutrition, sickness and beatings.

ee also

*List of Nazi-German concentration camps

External links

* [http://forums.wildbillguarnere.com/lofiversion/index.php/t2142.html Description of KZ Berga]
* [http://www.stadt-berga.de/Stadt Berga/Elster]
* [http://www.landkreis-greiz.de/en/index.html District Greiz]


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