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Pölstal

The Bretstein subcamp in Pölstal was the first subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp in this region and was set up for road construction and agricultural work.

Bretstein Subcamp was a subcamp of Mauthausen Concentration Camp. It was established in the spring of 1944 and was the first subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Styria.

The main purpose of the camp was to provide forced laborers for road construction and agricultural work in the region. The prisoners, mostly political prisoners and prisoners of war, had to work and live under harsh conditions. The camp only existed for a short time and was disbanded in the fall of 1944. Today, a memorial plaque at this site commemorates the victims and reminds us of the atrocities.

Contact

KZ Nebenlager
Bretsteingraben 16
8763 Pölstal

What the weather will be like

Pölstal (918m)

Morning
foggy
11°C
65%
5 km/h
Noon
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14°C
80%
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Night
cloudy
13°C
55%
5 km/h
Quite persistent rain, which will slow down in the afternoon.
Morning
slightly cloudy
10°C
5%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
19°C
10%
5 km/h
Night
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16°C
20%
5 km/h
Partly sunny in the morning, gradually becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
05.08.2025
sunny
10°C 24°C
06.08.2025
sunny
11°C 22°C
07.08.2025
slightly cloudy
10°C 24°C