Ellrich

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Ellrich
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Ellrich within Nordhausen district
Interactive map of Ellrich
Map credit Location within Germany Show map of Germany Map credit Location within Thuringia Show map of Thuringia
Coordinates: 51°35′8″N 10°40′5″E / 51.58556°N 10.66806°E / 51.58556; 10.66806
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Nordhausen
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
• Density	75.46/km² (195.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	99755
Dialling codes	036332
Vehicle registration	NDH

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

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

Towns and municipalities in Nordhausen (district)
Bleicherode Ellrich Görsbach Großlohra Harztor Heringen Hohenstein Kehmstedt Kleinfurra Lipprechterode Niedergebra Nordhausen Sollstedt Urbach Werther

Authority control databases
International	VIAF GND WorldCat
National	United States Israel
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Other	Yale LUX