Marienfelde refugee transit camp
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Photo by Müller, Simon via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 de)
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Photo by Müller, Simon via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 de)
Photo by Müller, Simon via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 de)
Background
Marienfelde refugee transit camp (German: Notaufnahmelager Marienfelde) was one of three camps operated by West Germany and West Berlin during the Cold War for dealing with the great waves of immigration from East Germany, especially between 1950 and 1961. Refugees arriving in West Berlin were sent to the reception centre located in the Marienfelde district, where they received medical treatment, food, identification papers, and housing until they could be permanently re-settled in the West.
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Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q882022)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Marienfelde refugee transit camp. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/marienfelde-refugee-transit-camp
"Marienfelde refugee transit camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/marienfelde-refugee-transit-camp.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Marienfelde refugee transit camp},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/marienfelde-refugee-transit-camp},
urldate = {2026-10-20}
}