US EditionAustria to Change Two Streets Named After Nazi Supporters
- On July 3, the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn, known as Adolf Hitler’s birthplace, decided to change the names of two streets that honored Nazi figures Josef Reiter and Franz Resl.
- The decision followed a secret vote with 28 officials in favor and nine against after years of complaints and a report deeming the names unconstitutional.
- Braunau's move continues Austria's broader pattern of renaming streets tied to Nazi associations amid ongoing criticism of its WWII acknowledgment.
- The Mauthausen Committee, which preserves Holocaust memory of at least 90,000 victims, called the renaming a “decision with symbolic significance” and thanked supporters.
- Approximately 200 households will receive new addresses, and the renaming honors Austrians who resisted Nazis, reflecting deeper reckoning with Austria's role in the Holocaust.
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Eighty years after the end of World War II, two streets in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn are being renamed because they refer to Nazis. The border town north of Salzburg is the birthplace of Adolf Hitler. The two streets are named after composer Josef Reiter and entertainer Franz Resl, both members of the Nazi party. In practice, around 200 households will get a new address. The Braunau am Inn city council made the decision, in a secret vo…
The Braunau municipal council voted for the renaming. It is high time that all brown streets got new names
Austria to change two streets named after Nazi supporters - European Jewish Congress
Two streets in Adolf Hitler’s hometown in Austria are to be renamed following longstanding complaints that they commemorate Nazis, officials say. The council of Braunau am Inn made the decision after a “secret vote”, according to local media. It followed a report, commissioned by the local government, which concluded that keeping the names was unconstitutional. The streets are named after composer Josef Reiter and entertainer Franz Resl, both of…
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