A German town has stripped Adolf Hitler of honorary citizenship bestowed upon the Nazi leader 80-years ago after a public outcry.

A Bavarian town council decided to strip Hitler of his honorary citizenship, a week after attracting international attention when a vote to distance itself from the dictator failed.

The council of Dietramszell, in southern Germany, passed the motion in a special meeting yesterday, which confirmed that Hitler lost his honorary citizenship with his death and recognised that the town had been associated with Hitler, the Local reported.