Ellrich
Ellrich is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the southern edge of the Harz, 13 km northwest of Nordhausen. It is the northernmost settlement in Thuringia.
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Location of Ellrich within Nordhausen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°35′8″N 10°40′5″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Nordhausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Henry Pasenow (CDU)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.42 km2 (26.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,543 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 99755 |
| Dialling codes | 036332 |
| Vehicle registration | NDH |
History
Second World War
During the Second World War, Ellrich housed two subcamps at Juliushütte and Bürgergarten of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.[3]
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
- Wilhelm Wiegand (1851–1915), historian and archivist
- Wilhelm Apel (1905–1969), Hessian politician (SPD) and deputy of the Hessian state parliament
- Dietrich Haugk (1925–2015), film director and voice actor
- Rolf Hoppe (1930-2018), actor
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References
- https://nordhausen.thueringer-allgemeine.de/web/nordhausen/startseite/detail/-/specific/Pasenow-wird-neuer-Buergermeister-in-Ellrich-829636838
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften nach Geschlecht in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2018". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2019.
- Wagner, Jens-Christian (2007). "Ellrich-Bürgergarten". Konzentrationslager Mittelbau-Dora 1943–1945. Begleitband zur ständigen Ausstellung in der KZ-Gedenkstätte Mittelbau-Dora [Concentration Camp Mittelbau-Dora 1943-1945, accompanying volume to the permanent exhibition at the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp memorial site] (in German). Göttingen: Wallstein. p. 187.
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