US EditionAustria Turns Hitler's Home Into a Police Station
The Austrian government is renovating Hitler's birthplace with a €20 million police station project to prevent neo-Nazi pilgrimages and close a sensitive historical chapter.
- Austria plans to convert Adolf Hitler's birth house into a police station by mid-2026 to prevent far-right extremists from turning the site into a shrine.
- The birthplace, located in Braunau am Inn, has been a focus of national debate over how to acknowledge Austria's Holocaust history, during which 65,000 Austrian Jews were killed.
- Opinions on the building's use vary, with some supporting its function for public authority to avoid extremist glorification, while others favor alternatives like peace-building forums.
- The project has drawn criticism due to its estimated cost of 20 million euros and concerns about the appropriateness and lack of historical context provided at the site.
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In Austria, the next use of the building in which Adolf Hitler was born is controversial. In particular, the building must become a police station, which will be invested by the police in a few weeks. A decision that will have required years of work and more than 20 million euros of investment. - "I hope this will bring some calm": Adolf Hitler's home turned into a police station after 20 million euros of investment (International).
The construction of Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Braunau am Inn, Austria, which began in 2023, is nearing completion, the Austrian Interior Ministry announced. The project, which aims to curb neo-Nazi pilgrimages, is not without controversy.
The work of transforming Adolf Hitler's home in Austria into a police station is coming to an end, but this new use, decided to prevent the pilgrimages of the nostalgic
The transformation of Hitler's birthplace into a police station sparks debate in Austria
Adolf Hitler's home in Austria now a police station after $24 million renovation — 'double-edged sword', say residents
Adolf Hitler's birthplace is now a police station after $24 million renovation, aiming to neutralize its neo-Nazi associations. Critics argue it could have served better purposes.
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