Sömmerda (district)

Sömmerda
—  District  —
Country  Germany
State Thuringia
Capital Sömmerda
Area
 • Total 804 km2 (310.4 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 72,877
 • Density 90.6/km2 (234.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration SÖM
Website 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.

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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.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Unstrut.

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.

Towns and municipalities

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free towns and municipalities
  1. Rastenberg
  2. Sömmerda
  3. Weißensee
  1. Elxleben
  2. Witterda
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

1. An der Marke

  1. Eckstedt
  2. Markvippach
  3. Schloßvippach1
  4. Sprötau
  5. Vogelsberg

2. Buttstädt

  1. Buttstädt1, 2
  2. Ellersleben
  3. Eßleben-Teutleben
  4. Großbrembach
  5. Guthmannshausen
  6. Hardisleben
  7. Kleinbrembach
  8. Mannstedt
  9. Olbersleben
  10. Rudersdorf

3. Gera-Aue

  1. Andisleben
  2. Gebesee1, 2
  3. Ringleben
  4. Walschleben

4. Gramme-Aue

  1. Alperstedt
  2. Großmölsen
  3. Großrudestedt1
  4. Kleinmölsen
  5. Nöda
  6. Ollendorf
  7. Udestedt

5. Kindelbrück

  1. Bilzingsleben
  2. Büchel
  3. Frömmstedt
  4. Griefstedt
  5. Günstedt
  6. Herrnschwende
  7. Kannawurf
  8. Kindelbrück1, 2
  9. Riethgen

6. Kölleda

  1. Beichlingen
  2. Großmonra
  3. Großneuhausen
  4. Kleinneuhausen
  5. Kölleda1, 2
  6. Ostramondra
  7. Schillingstedt

7. Straußfurt

  1. Gangloffsömmern
  2. Haßleben
  3. Henschleben
  4. Riethnordhausen
  5. Schwerstedt
  6. Straußfurt1
  7. Werningshausen
  8. Wundersleben
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. 27 June 2011. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/TabAnzeige.asp?tabelle=gg000102%7C%7C. 

External links

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