Hirzenhain
Municipality in Hesse, Germany
Coat of arms
Location of Hirzenhain within Wetteraukreis district
(2023–29) Timo Tichai[1]
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Hirzenhain is a municipality in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approximately 45 kilometers northeast of Frankfurt am Main. It has a population of around 2,800.
History
From 1943 to 1945 the area was the site of de:Arbeitserziehungslager Hirzenhain, a camp for forced labour by convicted criminals and prisoners of war, run by the Gestapo. On 25 March 1945, shortly before the end of the war, a troop of SS killed 87 inmates of the camp. There is a memorial to the victims in the municipality. The dead were reinterred at Arnsburg Abbey in 1960.[3]
References
- ^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ Sundermann, Detlef (26 March 2010). "SS-Massenmord kurz vor Kriegsende(German)". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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Towns and municipalities in Wetteraukreis district
- Altenstadt
- Bad Nauheim
- Bad Vilbel
- Büdingen
- Butzbach
- Echzell
- Florstadt
- Friedberg
- Gedern
- Glauburg
- Hirzenhain
- Karben
- Kefenrod
- Limeshain
- Münzenberg
- Nidda
- Niddatal
- Ober-Mörlen
- Ortenberg
- Ranstadt
- Reichelsheim
- Rockenberg
- Rosbach vor der Höhe
- Wölfersheim
- Wöllstadt
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