Nobitz is a municipality in the district
Altenburger Land, in
Thuringia
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,
Germany
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. The nearby
Nobitz airfield was used by
Ryanair
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for flights to and from
London Stansted between 2003 and 2011.
History
Within the
German Empire (1871–1918), Nobitz was part of the
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. In
East Germany
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, it was part of
Bezirk Leipzig. In July 2018 the former municipalities of
Frohnsdorf,
Jückelberg and
Ziegelheim were merged into Nobitz.
References
Altenburger Land
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
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