Trostberg (;
Central Bavarian: ''Droschberg'' or ''Troschtberg'') is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
in the
district of Traunstein, in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. It is situated on the river
Alz
The Alz () is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany, the only discharge of the Chiemsee. Its origin is on the northern shore near Seebruck. It is a right tributary of the Inn, into which it flows in Marktl. Other towns on the Alz are Altenmarkt an ...
, 19 km northwest of
Traunstein. As with other 'old towns' in the region, it is a popular local tourist spot.
Economy
About 1,400 people are employed at the ''Chemiepark Trostberg'', a large chemical industrial area near the town. The two main companies are
AlzChem and
BASF Bauchemie (construction chemistry). The ''Chemiepark Trostberg'' originated from a
calcium cyanamide production plant, founded in 1908. Between 1978 and 2000, the company was called ''SKW Trostberg AG''.
History
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
, a subcamp of
Dachau concentration camp
Dachau () was the first concentration camp built by Nazi Germany, opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler's political opponents which consisted of: communists, social democrats, and other dissidents. It is ...
was located in the town.
References
Traunstein (district)
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