Hirzenhain

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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Location of Hirzenhain
Hirzenhain is located in Germany
Hirzenhain
Hirzenhain
Location within Germany
Hirzenhain is located in Hesse
Hirzenhain
Hirzenhain
Location within Hesse
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
 • Total
16.11 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,750
 • Density171/km2 (442/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63697
Dialling codes06045
Vehicle registrationFB
Websitewww.hirzenhain.de

Hirzenhain (German pronunciation: [ˈhɪʁtsn̩ˌhaɪn]) 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 a forced labour camp for 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.[3] There is a memorial to the victims in the municipality. The dead were reinterred at Arnsburg Abbey in 1960.[4]

References

  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 31.12.2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
  3. ↑ "View of the mass grave near Hirzenhain from which the bodies of 87 prisoners were exhumed". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Photograph Number 77089. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ Sundermann, Detlef (26 March 2010). "SS-Massenmord kurz vor Kriegsende" (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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