Ellrich () is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the southern edge of the Harz, 13km northwest of Nordhausen. It is the northernmost settlement in Thuringia.

History

Second World War

During the Second World War, Ellrich housed two subcampss at and of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

• Wilhelm Wiegand (1851–1915), historian and archivist

• Wilhelm Apel (1905–1969), Hessian politician (SPD) and deputy of the Hessian state parliament

• Dietrich Haugk (1925–2015), film director and voice actor

• Rolf Hoppe (1930–2018), actor

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