Ellrich Explained
| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | DE-TH 16-0-62-005 Ellrich COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 51.5856°N 10.6681°W |
| Image Plan: | Ellrich in NDH.png |
| State: | Thüringen |
| District: | Nordhausen |
| Elevation: | 255 |
| Area: | 69.42 |
| Postal Code: | 99755 |
| Area Code: | 036332 |
| Licence: | NDH |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 16 0 62 005 |
| Mayor: | Henry Pasenow[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2024 - 30 |
| Party: | CDU |
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.
History
Second World War
During the Second World War, Ellrich housed two subcamps at and of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.[2]
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
Notes and References
- https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht
- Book: Wagner, Jens-Christian . de . 2007 . 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 . Ellrich-Bürgergarten . https://books.google.com/books?id=RAzkfslOh1oC&pg=PA187 . Wallstein . Göttingen . 187 . 9783835301184 .
