Hadamar

Hadamar
Hadamar town hall from 1639
Location of Hadamar within Limburg-Weilburg district
Location of Hadamar
Hadamar
Hadamar
Coordinates: 50°27′N 8°3′E / 50.450°N 8.050°E / 50.450; 8.050
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictLimburg-Weilburg
Government
 • Mayor (2021–27) Michael Ruoff (CDU)
Area
 • Total
40.99 km2 (15.83 sq mi)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
13,093
 • Density319.4/km2 (827.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
65589
Dialling codes06433
Vehicle registrationLM, WEL
Websitewww.hadamar.de

Hadamar (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːdamaʁ] ) is a small town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.

Hadamar is known for its Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry/Centre for Social Psychiatry, lying at the edge of town, in whose outlying buildings is also found the Hadamar Memorial. This remembers the murders of people with handicaps and mental illnesses under the Nazi regime at the NS-Tötungsanstalt Hadamar.