The Mauthausen concentration camp was the largest concentration camp of the National Socialists in the territory of Austria, the OstmarkIt existed from August 8, 1938 until its dissolution after the liberation of its inmates by US troops on May 5, 1945. Around 200,000 people were imprisoned in the Mauthausen concentration camp and its subcamps, of whom more than 100,000 were murdered. Since 1947, a memorial of the Republic of Austria has been located on the site of the former concentration camp.
Stairs of Death
Among the most serious cruelties was the so-called Stairs of Death, a stone staircase that connected the "Wiener Graben" quarry with the actual Mauthausen concentration camp. The stone-carrying squad members carried granite blocks up the 186 steps of the staircase 31 meters up several times a day. The "Stairs of Death" were the site of numerous accidents and murders of prisoners.
Skydiving wall
The path from the top of the Death Stairs up to the camp partially passes close to the quarry's edge. A 50-meter-high, almost vertical rock face was abused by the SS to push prisoners down.
The Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial Museum is now an international place of remembrance and historical-political education. Despite the tragic events, the museum is definitely worth a visit because of its historical past.
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