Stadelheim Prison

Stadelheim Prison

Stadelheim Prison is a prison in Munich's Giesing district. It is one of the largest prisons in Germany.

The prison was founded in 1894. It was the site of many executions, particularly by fallbeil (guillotine) during the Nazi period.

Notable inmates

• Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley
• Adolf Hitler was imprisoned in Stadelheim from June 24th to July 27th, 1922.
• Ernst Röhm
• Sophie Scholl was executed here along with her brother Hans

Statistics about the prison

• Size: 14 hectares
• Capacity of prison: about 1,500 prisoners (possible maximum 2,100)
• Highest number of prisoners: 1,969 prisoners on 9 November 1993
• Executions between 1895 and 1927: 14
• Executions between 1933 and 1945: at least 1,035 (including Ernst Röhm and the members of the White Rose i.e. Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl and Christoph Probst)

Other websites

• Stadelheim (German) Archived 2007-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Stadelheim (English; Prison Service in Bavaria) Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine