Meuselwitz

Meuselwitz
Coat of arms
Meuselwitz
Location of Meuselwitz within Altenburger Land district
Coordinates: 51°3′0″N 12°18′0″E / 51.05000°N 12.30000°ECoordinates: 51°3′0″N 12°18′0″E / 51.05000°N 12.30000°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Altenburger Land
Government
• Mayor	Barbara Golder (CDU)
Area
• Total	56.99 km^2 (22.00 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,233
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	04610
Dialling codes	03448
Vehicle registration	ABG
Website	www.meuselwitz.de

Meuselwitz is a town in the Altenburger Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Altenburg and 11 km east of Zeitz.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp operated here. It provided slave labour for HASAG, the third largest consumer of forced labour during the war. All satellites of Buchenwald were HASAG factories. The Meuselwitz plant used 1,666 prisoners, of which, 1,376 were women. The SS charged less for women; they had a higher mortality rate.^[2] Wintersdorf has been part of the town Meuselwitz since December 1, 2007.

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). July 2016.
2. Edward Victor.Alphabetical List of Camps, Subcamps and Other Camps.www.edwardvictor.com/Holocaust/List %20 of %20 camps.htm