Harzungen

Harzungen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since July 2018, it is part of the municipality Harztor.

Harzungen
Ortsteil of Harztor
Location of Harzungen within Nordhausen district
Harzungen
Harzungen
Coordinates: 51°32′0″N 10°48′0″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictNordhausen
MunicipalityHarztor
Area
  Total3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)
  Total202
  Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99762
Dialling codes036331
Vehicle registrationNDH

During World War II 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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