Ellrich | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ellrich
within Nordhausen district | |
 Location of Ellrich | |
Ellrich Ellrich | |
| Coordinates: 51°35′8″N 10°40′5″E / 51.58556°N 10.66806°E / 51.58556; 10.66806 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Nordhausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–30) | Henry Pasenow1 (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.43 km2 (26.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 5,239 |
| • Density | 75.46/km2 (195.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 99755 |
| Dialling codes | 036332 |
| Vehicle registration | NDH |
Ellrich (German pronunciation: [ˈɛlʁɪç] ⓘ) 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.
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
References
References
- Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden vom Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik.
- 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. ISBN 9783835301184.