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Brandenburg-Görden Prison
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1927
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Asklepios KlinikenPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1927
Region
Brandenburg an der Havel
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Karl Steiner1899–1983 · political economist_1964,_MiNr_1015.jpg)
Franz Jacob1906–1944 · politicianFranz Jacob (9 August 1906 â 18 September 1944) was an activist and a Communist politician who participated in the German Resistance against the Nazis.
- Karl Steiner1899–1983 · political economist
Salomon Smolianoff1897–1976 · counterfeiterSalomon Smolianoff (March 26, 1897 â November 14, 1976) was a Jewish counterfeiter and Holocaust survivor involved in Operation Bernhard.
- Alfred Zingler1885–1944 · journalist
- Franz Streit1898–1945
- Hans Hutzelmann1906–1945 · machine fitter
- Emiel Hertecant1919–1943
Jerzy ZarÄbski1922–1943
Showing 9 of 12. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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Data completeness
38%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q315280)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Brandenburg-Görden Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/brandenburg-gorden-prison
Chicago
"Brandenburg-Görden Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/brandenburg-gorden-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-brandenburg-gorden-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Brandenburg-Görden Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/brandenburg-gorden-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}