Can visitors see the castle building itself?

The site is visited as a memorial and documentation centre, with a chapel and exhibitions, rather than as a conventional historic castle.

Where is Grafeneck located?

The site is in Gomadingen, in the Landkreis Reutlingen, in Baden-Württemberg.

What was the building's history before 1940?

A Renaissance hunting lodge was built there on the site of a medieval Burg, later enlarged into a baroque summer residence in the 18th century by Duke Carl Eugen.

Does the estate still serve another purpose today?

Yes, part of the grounds continues to be used by the Samariterstiftung foundation as a facility for disabled people.

Grafeneck Euthanasia Centre

Gomadingen

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Tötungsanstalt Grafeneck stands in Gomadingen (Landkreis Reutlingen), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Tötungsanstalt Grafeneck stands on the site of a former Schloss, built during the Renaissance over the remains of a medieval Burg and later enlarged in the mid-18th century into a baroque summer residence for the dukes of Württemberg. In 1940 the estate became one of the places where the Nazi regime murdered more than ten thousand disabled or mentally ill people under the so-called euthanasia programme. Today the site holds a memorial and documentation centre dedicated to these victims, along with an open-air chapel created in 1990 for remembrance. Since 1928 it has also continued to serve as a facility run by the Samariterstiftung diaconal foundation.

What to know

The site functions primarily as a memorial and documentation centre rather than a castle open for its architecture.
The visit includes an open-air chapel and the exhibition rooms of the documentation centre.
Guided tours led by young guides are occasionally offered on site.
The estate lies in a rural setting on the Swabian Alb plateau, in Baden-Württemberg.
Part of the grounds is still used today by the Samariterstiftung foundation as a facility for people with disabilities.

Where this château is

Gomadingen · Landkreis Reutlingen · Baden-Württemberg

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Gomadingen, Landkreis Reutlingen

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Frequently asked

What is the Tötungsanstalt Grafeneck?: It is a former Schloss in Baden-Württemberg where the Nazi regime murdered more than ten thousand disabled or mentally ill people in 1940, now turned into a memorial site.
Can visitors see the castle building itself?: The site is visited as a memorial and documentation centre, with a chapel and exhibitions, rather than as a conventional historic castle.
Where is Grafeneck located?: The site is in Gomadingen, in the Landkreis Reutlingen, in Baden-Württemberg.
What was the building's history before 1940?: A Renaissance hunting lodge was built there on the site of a medieval Burg, later enlarged into a baroque summer residence in the 18th century by Duke Carl Eugen.
Does the estate still serve another purpose today?: Yes, part of the grounds continues to be used by the Samariterstiftung foundation as a facility for disabled people.