The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Nordhausen

NORDHAUSEN, nôrd'how-zĕn, Germany, city in the province of Saxony, on the Zorge, 40 miles north-northwest, of Erfurt. It is at the base of the Hartz Mountains and the west end of the fertile &ldquo;Goldene Aue,&rdquo; that is, &ldquo;golden plain.&rdquo; It has 70 large distilleries of corn brandy (&ldquo;Nordhauser schnaps&rdquo;), breweries, tanneries, chemical works and tobacco factories and a great export trade in ham and other hog

products. A quaint town-hall, a Gothic cathedral and the church of Saint Blasius, which has two paintings by Lucas Cranach, are all of interest. It became a free imperial city in 1253. Pop. 32,564.