The house in Braunau am Inn where Adolf Hitler was born will become police station and training centre after €20m renovation.
image: for illustration – by Stadtamt Braunau am Inn – CC BY-SA 3.0
The Guardian writes:
Austria has announced it will use the house where Adolf Hitler was born to provide human rights training to police officers, in what authorities hope will be the final chapter in a lengthy saga over what to do with the building.
The elegant 17th-century house in Braunau-Am-Inn, near the German border, was bought by the government in 2016 under a compulsory purchase order after a long-running legal battle.
Hitler was born in a rented room on the top floor of the house in 1889.
Development to turn it into a training centre incorporating a police station, expected to cost about €20m, will begin in the autumn, according to authorities…
… The house is due to open as a police station and training centre in 2026. A memorial stone in front of the house, engraved with the words “For peace, freedom and democracy – never again fascism – remembering the deaths of millions” is to remain in place…
