Hadamar

Hadamar
Hadamar town hall from 1639
Hadamar town hall from 1639
Flag of Hadamar
Coat of arms of Hadamar
Location of Hadamar within Limburg-Weilburg district
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Hadamar is located in Germany
Hadamar
Hadamar
Hadamar is located in Hesse
Hadamar
Hadamar
Coordinates: 50°27′N 8°3′E / 50.450°N 8.050°E / 50.450; 8.050
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictLimburg-Weilburg
Government
 • Mayor (2021–27) Michael Ruoff[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total40.99 km2 (15.83 sq mi)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,042
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
65589
Dialling codes06433
Vehicle registrationLM, WEL
Websitewww.hadamar.de

Hadamar (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːdamaʁ]) is a small town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.

Hadamar is known for its Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry/Centre for Social Psychiatry, lying at the edge of town, in whose outlying buildings is also found the Hadamar Memorial. This remembers the murders of people with handicaps and mental illnesses under the Nazi regime at the NS-Tötungsanstalt Hadamar.[3]

  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. ^ http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World