Flossenbürg

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Flossenbürg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Flossenbürg
Flossenbürg (Germany)
Flossenbürg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberpfalz
District Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
Local subdivisions 16 Ortsteile
Mayor Johann Kick (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 23.26 km² (9 sq mi)
Elevation 644 m  (2113 ft)
Population 1,749  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 75 /km² (195 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NEW
Postal code 92696
Area codes 09603, 09636
Website www.flossenbuerg.de

Coordinates: 49°44′9″N 12°20′55″E / 49.73583, 12.34861

Flossenbürg is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria in Germany. The state-approved leisure area is located in the Bavarian Forest and borders the Czech Republic in the east. During World War II, the Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here. [1]

[edit] History

The first reference of Flossenbürg's existence was in 948. Its castle was the Hohenstaufen's stronghold. Later, Flossenbürg belonged to the duchy of Neuburg-Sulzbach and came to the Country Court of Floß in the electorate of Bavaria in 1777. Today, it is located in the administrative district of the Oberpfalz.

There was the Flossenbürg concentration camp from 1938 until 1945. On April 23 1945, the 90. infantry division of the 3. US-Army liberated it and took it without a struggle.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Flossenburg concentration camp, Wikipedia.
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