Transit Camp Bolzano

The transit camp Bolzano was in service between the summer of 1944 till the end of World War II.

The camp was originally set to host 1500 people, but was repeatedly enlarged and reached a final capacity of around 4000 prisoners. Bolzano was not only one of the largest camps in Italy, it was also the only camp on Italian soil who could rely on sub-camps.

In its ten months of activity, the Bolzano camp hosted around 11,000 Jews, gypsies and political enemies. Of these 11,000, 9,500 were deported from Borzano. 2.050 deportees never returned from their journey. In February 1945, the last deportation took place from Bolzano. Between 29 April and 3 May 1945, all of the remaining internees at Bolzano were released by the SS.

Nowadays there is not much left of the camp. Most of the camp building were demolished and on the former spot of camp Bolzano, new housing areas were built. Only the outer wall remained intact. Six information panels are placed in front of this outer wall, in memory of the camp and its victims.

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