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WorldPublished: 23 July 2026 at 02:36

Austrian home where Hitler was born reopened as police station

For decades, neo-Nazis and far-right extremists flocked to the Austrian home where Adolf Hitler was born; it has now been reopened as a police station.

Foto: Al Jazeera

For decades, the Austrian house where Adolf Hitler was born attracted neo-Nazis and far-right extremists who treated it as a pilgrimage site. The building has now been reopened, but this time as a police station. The move is part of efforts to prevent the location from becoming a gathering point for extremists. Converting the house into a police station ensures that it is no longer associated with the cult of Hitler and instead serves public order and safety. Local authorities hope that this decision will reduce extremist interest in the site and help prevent potential incidents.

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