Nordhausen Rural District facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Landkreis Nordhausen
District

Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
Capital	Nordhausen
Area
• Total	711 km² (275 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	96,628
• Density	135.90/km² (351.99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NDH
Website	landratsamt-nordhausen.de

Nordhausen is the northernmeost Landkreis (rural district) of Thuringia, Germany.

History

The district was created in 1815, when the Prussian province Saxony was created. There were many changes to the boundaries up to 1952, when some municipalities were brought into the district and others left.

Coat of arms

The checkered red-silver part of the coat of arms is derived from the coat of arms of the County of Hohenstein, the historical territory the district belonged to. The tree trunk symbolizes the destruction of the city Nordhausen during World War II, with the new branch growing into the golden area symbolizing the reconstruction of the city and the bright future.

Towns and municipalities

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free towns	and municipalities
Bleicherode Ellrich Nordhausen	Etzelsrode Friedrichsthal Hohenstein Kehmstedt Kleinbodungen Kraja Lipprechterode Niedergebra Rehungen Sollstedt Werther

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
1. Goldene Aue Auleben Görsbach Hamma Heringen^{1, 2} Urbach Uthleben Windehausen	2. Hainleite Großlohra Hainrode Kleinfurra Nohra Wipperdorf Wolkramshausen¹	3. Hohnstein/Südharz Buchholz Harzungen Herrmannsacker Ilfeld¹ Neustadt/Harz Niedersachswerfen
¹seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;²town

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

1. Goldene Aue

Auleben
Görsbach
Hamma
Heringen^{1, 2}
Urbach
Uthleben
Windehausen

2. Hainleite

Großlohra
Hainrode
Kleinfurra
Nohra
Wipperdorf
Wolkramshausen¹

3. Hohnstein/Südharz

Buchholz
Harzungen
Herrmannsacker
Ilfeld¹
Neustadt/Harz
Niedersachswerfen

¹seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;²town

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