奥地利政府已正式将阿道夫·希特勒的出生地改建并启用为警察局 [2]。这座位于布劳瑙-因河畔萨尔茨堡前街15号的建筑见证了希特勒于1889年4月20日的出生 [1][2]，当局此举旨在阻止纳粹支持者将其作为朝圣目的地 [2]。
这座17世纪老建筑经历了复杂的所有权争议。奥地利政府于2016年根据议会法律将其征购，向前业主格琳德·波默支付了812,000欧元的赔偿金 [1]。波默曾向法院上诉称赔偿过低，但诉讼最终失败 [1]。随后政府启动了欧盟范围内的建筑师设计竞赛 [1]，并对该建筑进行了大规模翻修，耗资约2000万欧元 [2]。
政府通过改变建筑外观颜色、更换窗户等改造措施 [2]，以及驻扎警察力量，意图破坏该地点对极端分子的吸引力 [2]。2024年，四名德国人因在建筑窗户处放置白玫瑰并摆出希特勒敬礼姿势而被抓获 [2]，这反映了当局的持续警惕。
建筑物外街道上竖立着一块1989年立起的纪念石碑，其上刻着"永不再有法西斯主义；为纪念数百万死者"的文字，该石头来自附近的毛特豪森前集中营 [1]。奥地利内政部长Gerhard Karner在开幕式上表示，"奥地利共和国、国家、县正在面对这一可怕的遗产，并承诺妥善处理它" [2]。
Austria has officially converted Adolf Hitler's birthplace into a police station in an effort to prevent the site from becoming a destination for Nazi sympathizers. [2] The building, located at Salzburg Vorstadt 15 in Braunau am Inn, is where Hitler was born on April 20, 1889. [2]
The Austrian government acquired the 17th-century structure through compulsory purchase in 2016 following legislation passed by parliament, compensating the previous owner Gerlinde Pommer with €812,000 (£690,000). [1] Pommer challenged the compensation amount in court, claiming it was insufficient, but her legal challenge failed. [1]
After years of extensive renovation work costing approximately €20 million, [2] the government announced in 2019 that the building would be converted into a police station and launched a European-wide architectural design competition. [1] The renovation included alterations to the building's exterior appearance and window replacements to deliberately change its character. [2]
The transformation reflects Austria's determination to neutralize the site's symbolic significance for extremists. [2] In 2024, four German nationals were apprehended after placing white roses at the building's windows and making Hitler salutes. [2] Interior Minister Gerhard Karner stated at the opening ceremony that "the Austrian Republic, the state, the district are confronting this terrible legacy and are committed to dealing with it appropriately." [2]
A memorial stone has stood on the street in front of the building since 1989, inscribed with "Never Again Fascism; In Remembrance of Millions of Dead." [1] The stone originates from the nearby Mauthausen concentration camp. [1]