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.
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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 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Gießen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–28) | Jan-Erik Dort[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.90 km2 (8.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,454 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (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 |
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.[3]
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.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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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