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Hirzenhain

Coordinates: 50°23′25″N 9°8′10″E / 50.39028°N 9.13611°E / 50.39028; 9.13611
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Hirzenhain
Municipality
Hirzenhain in 2009
Hirzenhain in 2009
Coat of arms of Hirzenhain
Coat of arms
Location of Hirzenhain within Wetteraukreis district
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Hirzenhain is located in Germany
Hirzenhain
Hirzenhain
Hirzenhain is located in Hesse
Hirzenhain
Hirzenhain
Coordinates: 50°23′25″N 9°8′10″E / 50.39028°N 9.13611°E / 50.39028; 9.13611
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictWetteraukreis
Subdivisions3 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2023–29) Timo Tichai[1]
Area
 • Total16.11 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,950
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63697
Dialling codes06045
Vehicle registrationFB
Websitewww.hirzenhain.de

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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. ^ Sundermann, Detlef (26 March 2010). "SS-Massenmord kurz vor Kriegsende(German)". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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