Donnerskirchen (, ) is a
market town
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in the district
Eisenstadt-Umgebung
The Bezirk Eisenstadt-Umgebung (; ) is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Burgenland, Austria.
The area of the district is 455.5 km2, with a population of 44,787 (2024), and a population density of 99 persons per ...
in the
Austria
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n state of
Burgenland
Burgenland (; ; ; Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland''; Slovene language, Slovene: ''Gradiščanska''; ) is the easternmost and least populous Bundesland (Austria), state of Austria. It consists of two statutory city (Austria), statut ...
.
History
World War II
During
World War II
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a small
concentration camp
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was located near the village. In 1951, Nikolaus Schorn was convicted of the murder of Jewish slave laborers in the Donnerskirchen camp in January, 1945, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Schorn was head of the camp. Most of his victims were Hungarian Jews.
Population
See also
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...
References
External links
Nona.net— region maps of Donnerskirchen
www.WineDirectories.com — Wineries in Donnerskirchen
www.WebTourist.net— Tourism information
Cities and towns in Eisenstadt-Umgebung District
Wine regions of Austria
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