Hirzenhain is a municipality in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approximately 45 kilometers northeast of Frankfurt am Main. It has a population of around 2,800.

Hirzenhain
Municipality
Hirzenhain in 2009
Coat of arms
Location of Hirzenhain within Wetteraukreis district
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Coordinates: 50°23′25″N 9°8′10″E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Wetteraukreis
Subdivisions	3 districts
Government
• Mayor (2017–23)	Timo Tichai[1]
Area
• Total	16.11 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,879
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	63697
Dialling codes	06045
Vehicle registration	FB
Website	www.hirzenhain.de

History

From 1943 to 1945 the area was the site of de:Arbeitserziehungslager Hirzenhain, a camp for forced labour by convicted criminals and prisoners of war, run by the Gestapo. On 25 March 1945, shortly before the end of the war, a troop of SS killed 87 inmates of the camp. There is a memorial to the victims in the municipality. The dead were reinterred at Arnsburg Abbey in 1960.[3]

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