Harzungen (German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁtsʊŋən]) 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.

Harzungen
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Location of Harzungen
Harzungen   is located in Germany
Harzungen
Harzungen
Harzungen   is located in Thuringia
Harzungen
Harzungen
Coordinates: 51°32′N 10°48′E / 51.533°N 10.800°E / 51.533; 10.800
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictNordhausen
MunicipalityHarztor
Area
  Total
3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)
  Total
202
  Density52.3/km2 (136/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99762
Dialling codes036331

During World War II a concentration camp with 4000 inmates was built in this city. It was a subcamp of Mittelbau-Dora, which was itself a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp.

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