Share

Urgent hunt for tenants for Hitler house

accreditation
Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Braunau, Austria. (Photo: AFP)
Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Braunau, Austria. (Photo: AFP)

Vienna - Austria's interior ministry is appealing to other ministries to take over Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Braunau, amid a years' long debate over what should become of the building.

The interior ministry has rented the large pale yellow house where the future Nazi leader was born since 1972 and variously sublet it to a technical institute and an aid organisation.

But it has stood empty since 2011 and the €4 600 ($5 820;R64 427) monthly rent has been burning a whole in the ministry's pocket.

Watch:

The ministry is now contacting other Austrian ministries to see if they can use the 800-square-metre space and is hoping for a reply "by the end of the year", an official said this week.

The fate of the house has been a matter of debate for years amid fears that it could be used as a meeting point for Hitler sympathisers or fascist and neo-Nazi groups.

To prevent this, the rental contract stipulates that it must be used for a social or educational purpose and not as a museum.

The owner however continues to have a say in who occupies the building and recently quashed a proposal to install an adult-learning centre or another aid organisation on the premises, for reasons unknown.

Hitler was born at the address Vorstadt 15 in Braunau, near the German border, on April 20, 1889 but only lived there for a short while before he and his family moved away.

Adolf Hitler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

- Have you found ways to bring value to your property? Or just have something on your mind about property? Add your voice to our Property Issue:

* Write a guest post
* Share a personal story
* Ask the experts

We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred
Who we choose to trust can have a profound impact on our lives. Join thousands of devoted South Africans who look to News24 to bring them news they can trust every day. As we celebrate 25 years, become a News24 subscriber as we strive to keep you informed, inspired and empowered.
Join News24 today
heading
description
username
Show Comments ()
Rand - Dollar
18.93
+0.0%
Rand - Pound
23.90
+0.0%
Rand - Euro
20.41
+0.1%
Rand - Aus dollar
12.32
+0.1%
Rand - Yen
0.13
+0.0%
Platinum
908.05
+1.2%
Palladium
1,014.94
0.0%
Gold
2,232.75
-0.0%
Silver
24.95
-0.1%
Brent Crude
87.00
+1.8%
Top 40
68,346
0.0%
All Share
74,536
0.0%
Resource 10
57,251
0.0%
Industrial 25
103,936
0.0%
Financial 15
16,502
0.0%
All JSE data delayed by at least 15 minutes Iress logo
Company Snapshot
Editorial feedback and complaints

Contact the public editor with feedback for our journalists, complaints, queries or suggestions about articles on News24.

LEARN MORE
Government tenders

Find public sector tender opportunities in South Africa here.

Government tenders
This portal provides access to information on all tenders made by all public sector organisations in all spheres of government.
Browse tenders