Mauthausen Memorial
KZ-Gedenkstätte Mauthausen
The former site of Nazi Austria's largest concentration camp, with the "Stairs of Death" quarry and gas chamber ruins, moving to visit and free to enter.
Between 1938 and 1945, the Mauthausen concentration camp held about 190,000 people, and at least 90,000 of them died there. It was the largest camp system the Nazis operated on Austrian soil. It is now a national memorial. Preserved on the site are the camp gate, barracks, roll-call square, gas chamber and crematorium. Beneath the camp lies the Wiener Graben quarry, where 186 "Stairs of Death" once forced prisoners to carry heavy stones up and down. The detailed exhibits come with audio guides in several languages. Admission is free. Audio guides and guided tours cost money (check the official website). The memorial is closed on Mondays in winter. It is about 25 km from Linz. Take the train to Mauthausen station and then a bus or taxi, or drive there in about 30 minutes. Not recommended for children under 12.
Opening hours
March–October approx. 09:00–17:30; November–February approx. 09:00–15:45; closed Mondays (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Enns Old Town & Stadtturm
- St. Florian Monastery
- voestalpine Stahlwelt
- Mural Harbor
- Tabakfabrik Linz
- Musiktheater Linz
- Landstraße
- Donaulände & Brucknerhaus