Nohra

{{hatnote|For Nohra in the district of Nordhausen, see Nohra, Nordhausen.}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox German place |name = Nohra |type = Ortsteil |Municipality = Grammetal |image_photo = Nohra - Kirche.jpg |image_coa = Wappen Nohra (bei Weimar).png |coordinates = {{coord|50|57|55|N|11|14|2|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |state = Thuringia |district = Weimarer Land |elevation = 315 |area = 19.64 |population = 1653 |Stand = 2018-12-31 |postal_code = 99428 |area_code = 03643 |licence = AP }}

'''Nohra''' ({{IPA|de|ˈnoːʁa}}) is a village and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. On 1 December 2007, the municipality of Utzberg was incorporated into Nohra. Nohra later became part of Grammetal municipality in December 2019.

Nohra was the location of the first Nazi concentration camp, established on 3 March 1933. Prisoners were incarcerated in a school building.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A geography of evil|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/1.5101166|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512161940/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/1.5101166|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2021|access-date=12 May 2021|website=Haaretz.com|language=en|first=Avner|last=Shapira|date=12 April 2010}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mil-airfields.de/germany/nohra-weimar-airfield.html |title=Nohra: Airfield – Weimar-Nohra |author= |date= |website=www.mil-airfields.de |publisher=Military Airfield Directory - Cold War Airfields |access-date=2 May 2020 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://leninisstillaround.com/2016/01/31/1686/#more-1686 |title=Red carnations for Lenin |last=Gomes |first=Carlos |date=31 January 2016 |website=leninisstillaround.com |publisher=Lenin is Still Around |access-date=2 May 2020 }}</ref>

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Category:Weimarer Land Category:Former municipalities in Thuringia