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Town in Hesse, Germany

Lollar

Lollar

Key facts

population10,170
area21.39km²
instance oftown, urban municipality in Germany
countryGermany
elevation above sea level173m
located in the administrative territorial entityGießen District
All data from the card 15
Country
Germany
State
Hesse
Admin. region
Gießen
District
Gießen
• Mayor (2022–28)
Jan-Erik Dort (Ind.)
• Total
21.39 km2 (8.26 sq mi)
Elevation
173 m (568 ft)
• Total
10,170
• Density
475.5/km2 (1,231/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35457
Dialling codes
06406
Vehicle registration
GI
Website
www.lollar.de

Lollar (German pronunciation:) is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, in west-central Germany. It is situated on the river Lahn, 7 km north of Gießen. The biggest production site of Bosch Thermotechnology is located in Lollar.

During World War II, in February 1945, the Germans established a Dulag transit camp for British and Commonwealth prisoners of war in the town, which was liberated by American troops on March 28, 1945.

The town is known for the chapel from Lollar, one of the oldest churches in Hessen. It was deconstructed in the 1970s and rebuilt in an open-air museum Hessenpark. A water feature, the Keulerbachbrunnen now stands where the church was.

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