Hitler's Birthplace Transformed into Police Station in Austria
Austria plans to convert Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Braunau am Inn into a police station, aiming to rid it of its neo-Nazi pilgrimage site status. However, this decision is met with resistance from various groups, including a citizens' association and a filmmaker who made a documentary about the town. The search for an appropriate use of the house has been ongoing for years, with a commission recommending a socially charitable or official-administrative use to break through the symbolism of the site. The proposal to permanently display a traveling exhibition about courageous non-Jewish people who saved Jews during the Holocaust is also being considered. Construction work on the police station is set to begin in October.
