Mehltheuer is a village and a former municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the municipality Rosenbach.[1]
Mehltheuer | |
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Coordinates: 50°32′40″N 12°2′20″E / 50.54444°N 12.03889°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Vogtlandkreis |
Municipality | Rosenbach |
Area | |
• Total | 22.09 km2 (8.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
Population (2009-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,478 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 08539 |
Dialling codes | 037431 |
Vehicle registration | V |
Website | www.mehltheuer.de |
During World War II, Germany operated a subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp in the village, in which over 300 Jewish women from German-occupied Poland and Hungary were imprisoned as forced labour.[2] The prisoners were liberated by American troops in 1945.[2]
There is a train station in the village.
References
edit- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ a b "Mehltheuer Subcamp". KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg. Retrieved 3 April 2021.