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.
Hirzenhain | |
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 Hirzenhain in 2009 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hirzenhain within Wetteraukreis district  | |
  Hirzenhain  Hirzenhain | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′25″N 9°8′10″E / 50.39028°N 9.13611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Wetteraukreis |
| Subdivisions | 3 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–29) | Timo Tichai[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.11 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,950 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 63697 |
| Dialling codes | 06045 |
| Vehicle registration | FB |
| Website | www.hirzenhain.de |
History
editFrom 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
edit- ^ "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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