Hirzenhain
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Hirzenhain in 2009
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Location of Hirzenhain within Wetteraukreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°23′25″N 9°8′10″E / 50.39028°N 9.13611°ECoordinates: 50°23′25″N 9°8′10″E / 50.39028°N 9.13611°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Wetteraukreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Freddy Kammer | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 16.11 km2 (6.22 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,828 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 63697 | |
| Dialling codes | 06045 | |
| Vehicle registration | FB | |
| Website | www.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.
From 1943 to 1945 the area was the site of , a camp for forced labourers 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.
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