Schloss Hartheim (Хартхайм)

Austria / Oberosterreich / Horsching / Хартхайм
 castle, Second World War 1939-1945, notable by news, historical building
Schloss Hartheim, located at Alkoven in Upper Austria, some 14 km. from Linz, Austria, became notorious as one of the Nazi "Euthanasia" killing centers, where the killing program Action T4 took place.
The castle was built by Jakob von Aspen in 1600. It is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Austria.
In 1898, Prince Camillo Heinrich Starhemberg (1835 - 1900) donated the castle as a gift to the Upper Austria Charity Organization. With the help of additional donations, they used the castle from the beginning of the 20th century as a psychiatric institution (German: Idioten-Anstalt).
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Hartheim
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Coordinates:   48°16'51"N   14°6'49"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago