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Deggendorf
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'''Deggendorf''' is a town in
Bavaria, capital of the
Deggendorf (district) district Deggendorf.
The earliest traces of settlement in the area are found near the
Danube, about 8,000 years ago. Both
Bronze Age and
Celt Celtic era archeological finds indicate continuous habitation through the years.
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor established in
1002 his supremacy over the area.
DP camp
Deggendorf was the site of a
DP Camp displaced persons camp for
Jewish refugees after
World War II. It housed approximately 2,000 refugees, who created a cultural center that included two newspapers (the
Deggendorf Center Review and
Cum Ojfboj, theater group,
synagogue,
mikvah,
kosher kitchen, and more. The camp even issued its own currency known as the Deggendorf Dollar. Many of the camp's residents were survivors of the concentration camp at
Theresienstadt.
The camp closed on
June 15,
1949.
External links
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City of Deggendorf home page
Category:Post World War II DP camps
Category:Towns in Bavaria
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