Nordhausen, city, central Germany, in Thüringen, on the Zorge River, near the city of Erfurt. Manufactures include textiles, machinery, and glass. Founded by 1000, Nordhausen was a free city from the mid-13th century until 1803, when it became part of Prussia. During World War II, the city was the site of a notorious German concentration camp and one of the largest underground V-2 rocket plants in Germany. About 50 percent of the city was destroyed during the war. Population (1997) 48,028.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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