Nohra Explained

Nohra
Type:Ortsteil
Municipality:Grammetal
Image Coa:Wappen Nohra (bei Weimar).png
Coordinates:50.9653°N 11.2339°W
State:Thuringia
District:Weimarer Land
Elevation:315
Area:19.58
Population:1653
Stand:2018-12-31
Postal Code:99428
Area Code:03643
Licence:AP

Nohra is a village and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. Since December 2019, it is part of the municipality Grammetal. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Utzberg was incorporated by Nohra.

Nohra was the location of the first Nazi concentration camp, established on March 3, 1933. Prisoners were incarcerated in a school building.[1]

The former Luftwaffe airbase at Nohra was used by the Soviet Army for helicopter operations from 1945 until their withdrawal in 1992. The airfield had a short runway, a hangar and a radio beacon.[2] Subsequently, the department for regional development largely demolished the complex, but a few elements were preserved because of their historic value, including a large stone statue of Lenin which was restored.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A geography of evil. 2021-05-12. Haaretz.com. en. Avner. Shapira. April 12, 2010.
  2. Web site: Nohra: Airfield - Weimar-Nohra . . www.mil-airfields.de . Military Airfield Directory - Cold War Airfields . 2 May 2020 .
  3. Web site: Red carnations for Lenin . Gomes . Carlos . 31 January 2016 . leninisstillaround.com . Lenin is Still Around . 2 May 2020 .