Ellrich

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|image_photo =

|image_coa = DEU Ellrich COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|51|35|8|N|10|40|5|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|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[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht], Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

|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 {{ill|Ellrich-Juliushütte concentration camp annex|de|KZ-Außenlager Ellrich-Juliushütte|lt=Juliushütte|vertical-align=sup}} and {{ill|Ellrich-Bürgergarten concentration camp annex|de|KZ-Außenlager Ellrich-Bürgergarten|lt=Bürgergarten|vertical-align=sup}} of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.{{cite book |language=de |last=Wagner |first=Jens-Christian |date=2007 |title=Konzentrationslager Mittelbau-Dora 1943–1945. Begleitband zur ständigen Ausstellung in der KZ-Gedenkstätte Mittelbau-Dora |trans-title=Concentration Camp Mittelbau-Dora 1943-1945, accompanying volume to the permanent exhibition at the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp memorial site |chapter=Ellrich-Bürgergarten |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RAzkfslOh1oC&pg=PA187 |publisher=Wallstein |location=Göttingen |page=187 |isbn=9783835301184 }}

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

Category:Towns in the Harz

Category:Nordhausen (district)