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
Location of Harzungen
Harzungen   is located in Germany
Harzungen
Harzungen
Harzungen   is located in Thuringia
Harzungen
Harzungen
Coordinates: 51°32′N 10°48′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

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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