The Austrian MP’s confiscated the house in which Adolf Hitler was born

Culture&Arts Nilgun Salim
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A group of Austrian diplomats created a law meant to allow the Austrian state to confiscate the house from Braunau am Inn where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889, according to the BBC.

The voting sessions ended with a long dispute between the Austrian authorities and the current owner of the building Gerlinde Pommer. The woman refused in numerous times the suggestion of selling of renovating the building in which the Nazi leader lived in his first years of life.

According to the Austrian press, the owner will receive a substantial compensation although the plans of the government regarding the future of the property are not clear just yet.

The authorities hope the place will not turn into a magnet for neo-Nazis.

In the past, the building has served as a place for charitable foundations and organizations for people with special needs.

The charity was forced to leave the building after Pommer opposed to the idea of initiating a renovation project.

The future of the building became subject of wide debate. There were some voices who supported the idea of completely destroying the premises. One of them was the Austrian Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka.

A commission of historians estimated that removing the building would be synonymous with the denial of the Nazi past of Austria, while cultural organizations have pointed out that the building is part of the historical city center and must be protected.

Adolf Hitler was born in a rented apartment at the second floor of the building on April 20, 1889.