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Natzwiller | |
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.jpg) The church in Natzwiller | |
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| Coordinates:48°26′19″N7°15′15″E / 48.4386°N 7.2542°E /48.4386; 7.2542 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Mutzig |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | André Woock[1] |
Area 1 | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 526 |
| • Density | 72.2/km2 (187/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67314 /67130 |
| Elevation | 379–1,013 m (1,243–3,323 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Natzwiller (French pronunciation:[natsvilɛʁ];German:Natzweiler) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment inGrand Est in northeasternFrance.[3]
Built in spring 1941 on the territory of the commune,Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp opened for prisoners in May 1941. It was the onlyNaziconcentration camp on French soil. The inmates originally were German who were to supply labor for buildingV-2 rocket factories in man-made caves dug out of theVosges Mountains.
The prisoners lived in the cold, damp tunnels as they built them. The camp was expanded by the Nazis with the installation of a gas chamber in April 1943 andcrematorium. Its main function was temporary detention of Resistance fighters from overrun European nations, although some Nazi experiments onJews were carried out at the camp.
The camp site has been preserved as a museum and includes a monument to the departed.
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