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Dachau

town in Upper Bavaria district of Bavaria in Germany

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Dachau is a town in Upper Bavaria, Germany, that is historically significant as the location of one of the first Nazi concentration camps established in 1933. The camp became a model for the Nazi concentration camp system and a symbol of the Holocaust, making Dachau an important site for understanding this dark chapter of history.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Dachau
Population: 48337
Area: 34.96
Elevation: 480
Official website: www.dachau.de
Image: Rathaus Dachau-1.jpg
Dialing code: 08131

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Commons category: Dachau
postal code: 85221
Commons gallery: Dachau
short name: Dau
native label: Dachau
P8168: Vaie
hashtag: Dachau

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Church of St Jakob, Dachau

Dachau ( German pronunciation: [ˈdaxaʊ] ) is a town in the Upper Bavaria district of Bavaria, a state in the southern part of Germany. It is a major district town—a Große Kreisstadt—of the administrative region of Upper Bavaria, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north-west of Munich. It is now a popular residential area for people working in Munich, with roughly 45,000 inhabitants. The historic centre of town with its 18th-century castle is situated on an elevation and visible over a great distance.