Harzungen

Harzungen
Ortsteil of Harztor
Harzungen
Location of Harzungen within Nordhausen district
Coordinates: 51°32′0″N 10°48′0″E / 51.53333°N 10.80000°E / 51.53333; 10.80000Coordinates: 51°32′0″N 10°48′0″E / 51.53333°N 10.80000°E / 51.53333; 10.80000
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Nordhausen
Municipality Harztor
Area
  Total 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation 224 m (735 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)
  Total 202
  Density 52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 99762
Dialling codes 036331
Vehicle registration NDH

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.

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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