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Landkreis Sömmerda
District
Thuringia soem.png
Country  Germany
State Thuringia
Capital Sömmerda
Area
 • Total 804 km2 (310 sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration SÖM
Website http://www.landkreis-soemmerda.de

Sömmerda is a Landkreis (rural district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany.

History

The district Sömmerda was created in 1952. In 1994 the districts of Thuringia were reorganized, and the district Sömmerda was made a lot bigger by adding municipalities from the old districts Artern and Erfurt-Land.

Coat of arms

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
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