Harzungen

Harzungen
Harzungen

Coordinates: 51°32′0″N 10°48′0″E / 51.53333°N 10.80000°ECoordinates: 51°32′0″N 10°48′0″E / 51.53333°N 10.80000°E
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Nordhausen
Municipal assoc. Hohnstein/Südharz
Government
  Mayor Brigitte Rothgänger
Area
  Total 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 211
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 99762
Dialling codes 036331
Vehicle registration NDH

Harzungen is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany.

During WWII a concentration camp with 4000 inmates was built in this city. It was a subcamp of Mittelbau-Dora who was itself a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp.

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