Ellrich

Ellrich 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.

Ellrich
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Ellrich within Nordhausen district
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Coordinates: 51°35′8″N 10°40′5″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Nordhausen
Government
• Mayor (2024–30)	Henry Pasenow[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	69.42 km2 (26.80 sq mi)
Elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,492
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	99755
Dialling codes	036332
Vehicle registration	NDH

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.^[3]

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