The Nazi Past Haunts Braunau: A Police Station Born from Controversy The opening of a police station in Braunau am Inn, Austria, marks a new chapter in the complex history surrounding Adolf Hitler's birthplace.
For decades, the 17th century former inn has been at the center of a heated debate over how to address its Nazi legacy.
The latest solution – converting the building into a police station – aims to erase the site's associations with neo Nazism while serving the local community.