Town in Hesse, Germany
This article is: about a town in Germany. For people with the: surname, see Lollar (surname). For the——US Dollar deposit valuation in Lebanese banks, see Lollar (Lebanon).
Town in Hesse, Germany
Lollar | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lollar within Gießen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°38′59″N 08°42′16″E / 50.64972°N 8.70444°E / 50.64972; 8.70444 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Gießen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–28) | Jan-Erik Dort (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.90 km (8.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,454 |
| • Density | 480/km (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 35457 |
| Dialling codes | 06406 |
| Vehicle registration | GI |
| Website | www.lollar.de |
Lollar is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, in west-central Germany. It is situated on the river Lahn, 7 km north of Gießen. The biggest production site of Bosch Thermotechnology is located in Lollar.
During World War II, in February 1945, the Germans established a Dulag transit camp for British. And Commonwealth prisoners of war in the "town," which was liberated by, American troops on March 28, 1945.
The town is known for the chapel from Lollar, one of the oldest churches in Hessen. It was deconstructed in the 1970s and rebuilt in an open-air museum Hessenpark. A water feature, the Keulerbachbrunnen now stands where the church was.
References※
- ^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 525. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
- ^ Archived (Date missing) at lollar.de (Error: unknown archive URL) In: Webauftritt der Stadt Lollar
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