Sömmerda (district)

Sömmerda
District
Flag of Sömmerda
Flag
Coat of arms of Sömmerda
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
CapitalSömmerda
Government
 • District admin.Christian Karl (CDU)
Area
 • Total
806.84 km2 (311.52 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total
69,646
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSÖM
Websitewww.landkreis-soemmerda.de

Sömmerda (German: Landkreis 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-Kreis.

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. The nearby town of Kölleda is known locally as the Peppermint City because of its long history of growing aromatic and medicinal herbs.

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 of Mainz as the symbol of Mainz.

Towns and municipalities

AlperstedtAndislebenBüchelButtstädtEckstedtElxlebenGangloffsömmernGebeseeGriefstedtGroßmölsenGroßneuhausenGroßrudestedtGünstedtHaßlebenKindelbrückKleinmölsenKleinneuhausenKölledaMarkvippachNödaOllendorfOstramondraRastenbergRiethnordhausenRinglebenSchloßvippachSchwerstedtSömmerdaSprötauStraußfurtUdestedtVogelsbergWalschlebenWeißenseeWerningshausenWitterdaWunderslebenThuringia
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free towns and municipalities
  1. Kölleda
  2. Sömmerda
  3. Weißensee
  1. Buttstädt
  2. Elxleben
  3. Witterda
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

1. Gera-Aue

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

2. Gramme-Vippach

  1. Alperstedt
  2. Eckstedt
  3. Großmölsen
  4. Großrudestedt
  5. Kleinmölsen
  6. Markvippach
  7. Nöda
  8. Ollendorf
  9. Schloßvippach1
  10. Sprötau
  11. Udestedt
  12. Vogelsberg

3. Kindelbrück

  1. Büchel
  2. Griefstedt
  3. Günstedt
  4. Kindelbrück1

4. Kölleda
[seat: Kölleda]

  1. Großneuhausen
  2. Kleinneuhausen
  3. Ostramondra
  4. Rastenberg2

5. Straußfurt

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

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.

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