Nohra

For Nohra in the district of Nordhausen, see Nohra, Nordhausen.
Nohra

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Nohra

Coordinates: 50°57′55″N 11°14′2″E / 50.96528°N 11.23389°E / 50.96528; 11.23389Coordinates: 50°57′55″N 11°14′2″E / 50.96528°N 11.23389°E / 50.96528; 11.23389
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Weimarer Land
Municipal assoc. Grammetal
Government
 • Mayor Andreas Schiller
Area
 • Total 19.58 km2 (7.56 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
 • Total 1,653
 • Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 99428
Dialling codes 03643
Vehicle registration AP
Website www.vg-grammetal.de

Nohra is a municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Utzberg was incorporated by Nohra.

Nohra was the location of the first Nazi concentration camp, established in March 3, 1933. Prisoners were incarcerated in a school building.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.haaretz.com/life/arts-leisure/a-geography-of-evil-1.284089


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