Ellrich

Ellrich
Town
Coat of arms of Ellrich
Coat of arms
ThuringiaBleicherodeBleicherodeEllrichGörsbachGroßlohraHarztorHeringenHohensteinKehmstedtKleinfurraLipprechterodeNiedergebraNordhausenSollstedtUrbachWerther
Location of Ellrich within Nordhausen district
Interactive map of Ellrich
Ellrich is located in Germany
Ellrich
Location within Germany
Ellrich is located in Thuringia
Ellrich
Location within Thuringia
Coordinates: 51°35′8″N 10°40′5″E / 51.58556°N 10.66806°E / 51.58556; 10.66806
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictNordhausen
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30)Henry Pasenow (CDU)
Area
 • Total
69.43 km2 (26.81 sq mi)
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
5,239
 • Density75.46/km2 (195.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99755
Dialling codes036332
Vehicle registrationNDH

Ellrich (German pronunciation: [ˈɛlʁɪç] ⓘ) 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 Juliushütte [de] and Bürgergarten [de] of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

References

  1. ↑ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden vom Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. ↑ Wagner, Jens-Christian (2007). "Ellrich-Bürgergarten". Konzentrationslager Mittelbau-Dora 1943–1945. Begleitband zur ständigen Ausstellung in der KZ-Gedenkstätte Mittelbau-Dora [Concentration Camp Mittelbau-Dora 1943-1945, accompanying volume to the permanent exhibition at the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp memorial site] (in German). Göttingen: Wallstein. p. 187. ISBN 9783835301184.