Sömmerda (district)

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Sömmerda
Map of Thuringia highlighting the district Sömmerda
State	Thuringia
County seat	Sömmerda
Area	804 km²
Population	79,592 (2002)
pop. density	99 inh./km²
Car identification	SÖM
Web page	http://www.landkreis-soemmerda.de

Sömmerda is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Kyffhäuserkreis, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Weimarer Land and the district-free city Erfurt, and the districts Gotha and Unstrut-Hainich.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

[edit] History

The district Sömmerda was created in 1952. In 1994 the districts of Thuringia were reorganized, and the district Sömmerda was enlarged significantly by adding municipalities from the dissolved districts Artern and Erfurt-Land.

[edit] Geography

The main river in the district is the Unstrut.

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the three historic states which Sömmerda belonged to in the past. In the left is the Saxon symbol, to the right is the lion as symbol of Thuringia, and in the bottom is the wheel as the symbol of Mainz.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns	Verwaltungsgemeinschaften	Free municipalities
Buttstädt¹ Gebesee¹ Kindelbrück¹ Kölleda¹ Rastenberg Sömmerda Weißensee ¹ inside a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft	An der Marke Buttstädt Gera-Aue Gramme-Aue Kindelbrück Kölleda Straußfurt	Elxleben

[edit] External links

• Official website (German)