Hinzert-Pölert

Hinzert-Pölert is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Just west of the village lies the former concentration camp Hinzert…

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hinzert concentration camp and Dokumentationshaus Hinzert.

Hinzert concentration camp

Cemetery

Photo: Langec, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hinzert was a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate, 30 kilometres from the border with Luxembourg. Between 1939 and 1945, 13,600 political prisoners between the ages of 13 and 80 were imprisoned at Hinzert.

Dokumentationshaus Hinzert

Museum

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Dokumentationshaus Hinzert is a museum.

Hohe Wurzel

Peak

Hohe Wurzel, at 669 m, is the second-highest peak in the Osburger Hochwald in the Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Hohe Wurzel is situated 3½ km west of Hinzert-Pölert.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rascheid and Beuren.

Rascheid

Village

Photo: Shift01, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rascheid is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hermeskeil and is an officially recognized tourist resort.

Beuren

Village

Photo: P170, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beuren is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Beuren is situated 3 km north of Hinzert-Pölert.

Reinsfeld

Village

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Reinsfeld is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Hermeskeil. Reinsfeld is a state-recognized health resort. Reinsfeld is situated 3½ km southwest of Hinzert-Pölert.

Hinzert-Pölert

Type: Village
Also known as: “Poelert” and “Pölert”
Category: locality
Location: Hinzert-Pölert, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.69958° or 49° 41′ 59″ north

Longitude

6.90963° or 6° 54′ 35″ east

Elevation

478 metres (1,568 feet)

Open location code

8FX8MWX5+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 60720786

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2852887

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Hinzert-Pölert” goes by many names.

French: “Hinzert-Pölert”
German: “Hinzert-Pölert”
Portuguese: “Hinzert-Pölert”
Spanish: “Hinzert-Pölert”

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