Carlshof Institutions
Hospital in Carlshof, East Prussia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Carlshof Institutions (German: Carlshöfer Anstalten) was a diaconal hospital in Carlshof, East Prussia (Karolewo, Poland). Founded in 1882, it was located about 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the town center of Rastenburg (Kętrzyn). Carlshof housed up to 1,500 inmates from all over East Prussia and specialized in treating patients with epilepsy and intellectual disability; it also cared for alcoholics, elderly, and juveniles as well as homeless persons. In World War II, Carlshof served as a military hospital and barracks for Hitler's nearby headquarters at the Wolf's Lair (German: Wolfsschanze).
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Carlshof Institutions Carlshöfer Anstalten | |
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Geography | |
Location | Carlshof, East Prussia (Karolewo, Poland) |
Coordinates | 54.0426°N 21.2516°E / 54.0426; 21.2516 |
Services | |
Beds | 36 (1882) 554 (1898) 1500 (1914) 799 (1928) 900 (1939) |
History | |
Opened | October 1882 (1882-10) (1883) |
Closed | 1940 (1940) (1945 as military hospital) |
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