die Gedenkstätte
Translation
memorial site, memorial, place of remembrance
Examples
Wir besuchen die Gedenkstätte in Berlin.
We are visiting the memorial site in Berlin.
Die Gedenkstätte erinnert an die Opfer.
The memorial commemorates the victims.
Grammar Patterns
((a)) memorial ((to sb./sth.)) a memorial to sb./sth. The memorial commemorates the victims of the war.
Similar Words
das Mahnmal (memorial as a warning), das Denkmal (monument)
Etymology
From 'gedenken' (to commemorate) and 'Stätte' (site). Literally a 'commemoration site'.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'stätte' (site) for 'gedenken' (remembering/commemorating).