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Hitler's Birthplace Reopens as Police Station

The Unwelcome Inheritance: Austria's Uneasy Reckoning with Hitler's Birthplace Austria has transformed Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Braunau am Inn into a police station, stripping it of its allure as a site for neo Nazi pilgrims.

This decision is a manifestation of the country's ongoing struggle to come to terms with its complicated past and the legacy of one of history's most infamous figures.

The renovation of the house near the German border has been years in the making, following years of wrangling over ownership and design.

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