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Austria to Open Police Station in Hitler Birth House After Rejecting Museum and Demolition Plans
Austria nationalized the 17th-century building in Braunau am Inn and spent €20 million converting it into a police station. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner will open the facility on July 22. A government commission rejected both a museum and demolition of the site.
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Austria will open a police station in the building where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 after nationalizing the property and spending €20 million on renovations. The 17th-century structure stands in Braunau am Inn, north of Salzburg on the border with Germany. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner is scheduled to officiate the opening on Wednesday.
The government’s stated goal is to prevent the site from becoming a pilgrimage destination for far-right extremists. A government-mandated commission of experts rejected proposals to turn the building into a museum. The panel also blocked demolition, citing the structure’s status as part of the town’s historical center and its protection under heritage laws.
The commission concluded that demolition would symbolize denial of the site’s history.
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