# Nohra

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{{hatnote|For Nohra in the district of Nordhausen, see [Nohra, Nordhausen](/source/Nohra%2C_Nordhausen).}}
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{{Infobox German place
|name              = Nohra
|type = Ortsteil
|Municipality = [Grammetal](/source/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](/source/Municipalities_in_Germany) in the [Weimarer Land](/source/Weimarer_Land) [district](/source/Districts_of_Germany) of [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia), [Germany](/source/Germany). On 1 December 2007, the municipality of [Utzberg](/source/Utzberg) was incorporated into Nohra. Nohra later became part of [Grammetal municipality](/source/Grammetal) in December 2019.

Nohra was the location of the [first Nazi concentration camp](/source/Nohra_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](/source/Luftwaffe) [airbase](/source/airbase) at Nohra was used by the [Soviet Army](/source/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=<!--Not stated--> |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](/source/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

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