Strafgefängnis Frankfurt-Preungesheim, Prison complex in Preungesheim, Frankfurt, Germany.
The Strafgefängnis Frankfurt-Preungesheim is a prison complex in Frankfurt featuring a main building with four extending wings designed to hold about 500 inmates in separate cells. The layout follows a typical institutional design with a central administration area and cell wings branching outward.
The facility was built between 1884 and 1888 and later became a central execution site during the Nazi period from 1933 to 1945. Approximately 500 people were executed by guillotine during those years.
The prison archives, identified as 409/4, contain extensive documentation of male inmates, personnel records, and administrative procedures in German.
The site remains in active use as part of Germany's correctional system, though visitor access is limited due to its operational status. It is advisable to check current guidelines in advance, as the facility remains a functioning institution.
A memorial erected in 1962 honors those who died during the Nazi period, with hundreds of names carved into it during the 1990s. This monument serves as a place of reflection on this tragic chapter of German history.
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