Lieberose (Lower Sorbian: Luboraz) is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km north of Cottbus.
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Location of Lieberose within Dahme-Spreewald district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 51°58′59″N 14°18′00″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Dahme-Spreewald |
Municipal assoc. | Lieberose/Oberspreewald |
Subdivisions | 5 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Petra Dreißig[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 72.51 km2 (28.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,340 |
• Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 15868 |
Dialling codes | 033671 |
Vehicle registration | LDS |
Website | www.amt-lieberose-oberspreewald.de |
During World War II, Lieberose forced labor camp, a subcamp of Sachsenhausen concentration camp was located here.[3] (The subcamp, KL Lieberose, was a labour camp for the support point of SS- Division "Kurmark".[citation needed] The SS- Division "Kurmark" located in Lieberose and surrounding area.[citation needed]
Near the end of the war, Jewish prisoners were sent on a death march towards Sachsenhausen.[4]
After World War II was the camp a prison camp for the soviet secret service (NKGB).[citation needed]
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