- Flossenbürg
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Flbg-wappen.png
lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 44 |lat_sec = 9
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 20 |lon_sec = 55
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberpfalz
Landkreis = Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
Höhe = 644
Fläche = 23.26
Einwohner = 1749
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 92696
Vorwahl = 09603, 09636
Kfz = NEW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 3 74 122
Gliederung = 16Ortsteil e
Straße = Hohenstaufenstraße 24
Website = [http://www.flossenbuerg.de/gemeinde/index.htm www.flossenbuerg.de]
Bürgermeister = Johann Kick
Partei = SPDFlossenbürg is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in
Bavaria inGermany . The state-approved "leisure area" is located in theBavarian Forest and borders theCzech Republic in the east. DuringWorld War II , theFlossenbürg concentration camp was located here. ["Flossenburg concentration camp," Wikipedia.]History
The first reference of Flossenbürg's existence was in
948 . Its castle was theHohenstaufen 's stronghold. Later, Flossenbürg belonged to theduchy of Neuburg-Sulzbach and came to the "Country Court of Floß" in the "electorate of Bavaria" in 1777. Today, it is located in theadministrative district of theOberpfalz .There was the
Flossenbürg concentration camp from 1938 until 1945. On April 23 1945, the 90. infantry division of the 3. US-Army liberated it and took it without a struggle.References
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