Speaking to Bild, the mayor of Tegernsee in Bavaria, Johannes Hagn, said: “We wanted this over, once and for all.” He added that the 16 village councillors voted unanimously in favour of the decision.

Tegernsee has a population of 4,000 and was used as a resort by Nazi leaders.

It awarded Hitler the title of “honorary citizen” in 1933, after he was appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindeburg.