Tenja concentration camp | |
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Concentration camp | |
![]() Memorial between Tenja and Osijek, which was the location of the Tenja concentration camp for Jews in 1942 | |
Coordinates | 45°31′41″N 18°43′18″E / 45.52807°N 18.72160°E |
Location | Tenja, Independent State of Croatia (modern-day Croatia) |
Built by | Jews from Osijek and its surroundings |
Operated by | Ustaše, Independent State of Croatia[1] |
Original use | Envelope factory Mursa Mill |
Operational | March 1942 — August 1942[2] |
Inmates | Jews |
Number of inmates | 3,000 |
The Tenja concentration camp (Croatian: Koncentracijski logor Tenja) was one of 26 concentration camps established in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II.[3] It was located close to village of Tenja near Osijek and operated by Ustaše.