Fleinhausen is a village of the municipality of
Dinkelscherben in the western part of the
Bavaria
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n district of
Augsburg
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in
Germany
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.
Located on the western bank of the
Zusam River, Fleinhausen is approximately 3.7 km northwest of Dinkelscherben. Along with the nearby village of Grünenbaindt, has approximately 360 inhabitants.
Notable residents
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Julius Streicher
Julius Sebastian Streicher (12 February 1885 – 16 October 1946) was a German publicist, politician and convicted war criminal. A member of the Nazi Party, he served as the ''Gauleiter'' (regional leader) of Franconia and a member of the '' Reic ...
(1885-1946), prominent Nazi prior to World War II, founder and publisher of anti-Semitic ''
Der Stürmer
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'' newspaper, executed for war crimes
External links
Fleinhausen Website with Twitter FeedDinkelscherben website
Augsburg (district)
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