Ehemaliges Park-Krankenhaus Leipzig-Dösen, Former psychiatric hospital in Dösen district, Leipzig, Germany
The Ehemaliges Park-Krankenhaus Leipzig-Dösen is a historical medical complex situated across a park-like area west of Chemnitzer Strasse in the Dösen district. The original buildings stand at Chemnitzer Strasse 50 and are positioned between a forensic clinic and a prison hospital.
Otto Wilhelm Scharenberg constructed this facility between 1899 and 1901 using a pavilion-style design for psychiatric patient treatment in Leipzig. The complex was built during a period when new approaches to hospital layout were being adopted across Europe.
Memorial elements at the site recognize the 551 children and adolescents who died during medical procedures between 1934 and 1943. This remembrance remains a central aspect of how visitors today understand and connect with the place.
The complex is accessible in the Dösen area with the original buildings preserved at Chemnitzer Strasse 50. For more detailed information about the site's history, documentation is available through the Saxony State Archives.
Daniel Paul Schreber, whose father initiated the German garden movement, spent his final years at this institution until 1911. His case later became notable in medical and psychological discussions, giving the site a place in specialized historical accounts.
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