Nordhausen
Nordhausen is a city in the state of Thuringia, Germany and is situated at the southern border of the Harz mountains. It is the capital of the district of Nordhausen.
The city name Nordhausen is sometimes used when referring to the WW II concentration camp of Mittelbau-Dora. This concentration camp, which included the Mittelwerk underground city in the Kohnstein mountain (production site of the V-2 rockets), was indeed close to the city of Nordhausen. Nevertheless, this usage is technically incorrect: The place names Dora or Mittelbau-Dora are more accurate designations for the said concentration camp (now a memorial site).
History
The city was extremely severely hit in 1944 under a large bombardement of the allied airforce, which may or may not have been related to its proximity to the V-2 production facilities. The city has since been rebuilt.
