Carlshof Institutions
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).
| Carlshof Institutions Carlshöfer Anstalten | |
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Carlshöfer Anstalten about 1914 | |
Location on a map of interwar Germany Carlshof Institutions (Poland) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Carlshof, East Prussia (Karolewo, Poland) |
| Coordinates | 54.0426°N 21.2516°E |
| Services | |
| Beds | 36 (1882) 554 (1898) 1500 (1914) 799 (1928) 900 (1939) |
| History | |
| Opened | October 1882 (1883) |
| Closed | 1940 (1945 as military hospital) |
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