Hirzenhain

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
Municipality
Hirzenhain in 2009
Hirzenhain in 2009
Coat of arms of Hirzenhain
Coat of arms
Location of Hirzenhain within Wetteraukreis district
Hirzenhain is located in Germany
Hirzenhain
Hirzenhain
Hirzenhain is located in Hesse
Hirzenhain
Hirzenhain
Coordinates: 50°23′25″N 9°8′10″E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictWetteraukreis
Subdivisions3 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2017–23) Timo Tichai[1]
Area
 • Total16.11 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,897
 • 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

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
  1. "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2022.
  3. Sundermann, Detlef (26 March 2010). "SS-Massenmord kurz vor Kriegsende(German)". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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