In
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
, the state gave a number of honorary titles to certain German cities. Not included in this list is the Polish city of
Zamość
Zamość (; yi, זאמאשטש, Zamoshtsh; la, Zamoscia) is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about from Lublin, from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62,021.
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, which, in 1942, was planned to be renamed ''Himmlerstadt'', after
Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was of the (Protection Squadron; SS), and a leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany. Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and a main architect of th ...
.
[Lynn H. Nicholas, ''Cruel World: The Children of Europe in the Nazi Web'' p. 333 ]
The following cities were given an honorary title during 1933-1939:
[Fritz Mayrhofer]
''Die "Patenstadt des Führers"''
Linz
See also
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German World War II strongholds, so-called ''Festung'' ("fortress") cities of Nazi Germany.
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Führerstadt
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List of streets named after Adolf Hitler
This is a partial list of streets and squares named after Adolf Hitler during the era of Nazi Germany.
The zeal with which German municipal authorities attempted, immediately after the seizure of power, to play their part in the "National Risi ...
References
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Nazi culture
Nazi terminology