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Adolf Hitler's 3-mile-long Nazi getaway is now a luxury resort - here are 6 insane facts about it

Chris WellerNov 2, 2017, 20:53 IST

Metropole Marketing

Three years before Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of the world's largest tourist resort, located on a beachfront property on the island of Rügen.

The Nazis called it Prora.

Hitler never finished construction on Prora due to the onset of World War II. As German soldiers marched through Europe, Prora was left to rot - until 2013.

Prora is now the property of German real-estate company Metropole Marketing, which rents out rooms to international travelers and Germans alike.

Here are a handful of insane facts about the mega-structure.