Moringen
Encyclopedia
Moringen is a town in the district Northeim
, in the southern part of Lower Saxony
, Germany
. The town consists of the center Moringen and eight surrounding villages.
It is the seat of a psychiatric hospital, founded in late 19th century. During WWII
the hospital was emptied and abused by the Nazis as the Moringen concentration camp
. Today it is again a psychiatric hospital.
is in Moringen.
by Gabriele Herz (Author), Jane Caplan (Editor), Hildegard Herz (Translator), Howard Hartig (Translator). Berghahn Books (15 Nov 2005). ISBN 1845450779; ISBN 978-1845450779.
Northeim (district)
Northeim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Holzminden, Hildesheim, Goslar, Osterode and Göttingen, and the state of Hesse .-History:...
, in the southern part of Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The town consists of the center Moringen and eight surrounding villages.
History
The town and its villages were founded over a thousand years ago.It is the seat of a psychiatric hospital, founded in late 19th century. During WWII
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the hospital was emptied and abused by the Nazis as the Moringen concentration camp
Moringen concentration camp
Three concentration camps operated in succession in Moringen, Lower Saxony, from April 1933 to April 1945. KZ Moringen, established in the centre of the town on site of former 19th century workhouses , originally housed mostly male political inmates. In November 1933 - March 1938 Moringen housed a...
. Today it is again a psychiatric hospital.
Economy
Among the larger firms operating in the community is Piller, a maker of industrial fans. The Northeim district's major waste LandfillLandfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
is in Moringen.
Literature
- The Women's Camp in Moringen: A Memoir of Imprisonment in Nazi Germany 1936-1937
by Gabriele Herz (Author), Jane Caplan (Editor), Hildegard Herz (Translator), Howard Hartig (Translator). Berghahn Books (15 Nov 2005). ISBN 1845450779; ISBN 978-1845450779.