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Sömmerda (district)

District in Thuringia, Germany

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CountryGermanyStateThuringiaCapitalSömmerdaGovernment

• District admin.Harald Henning (CDU)Area

• Total806.84 km² (311.52 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2022)^[1]

• Total69,646 • Density86/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Vehicle registrationSÖMWebsitewww.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

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free towns	and municipalities
Kölleda Sömmerda Weißensee	Buttstädt Elxleben Witterda

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
1. Gera-Aue Andisleben Gebesee^{1, 2} Ringleben Walschleben	2. Gramme-Vippach Alperstedt Eckstedt Großmölsen Großrudestedt Kleinmölsen Markvippach Nöda Ollendorf Schloßvippach¹ Sprötau Udestedt Vogelsberg	3. Kindelbrück Büchel Griefstedt Günstedt Kindelbrück¹ 4. Kölleda [seat: Kölleda] Großneuhausen Kleinneuhausen Ostramondra Rastenberg²	5. Straußfurt Gangloffsömmern Haßleben Riethnordhausen Schwerstedt Straußfurt¹ Werningshausen Wundersleben
¹seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;²town

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

1. Gera-Aue

2. Gramme-Vippach

3. Kindelbrück

4. Kölleda
[seat: Kölleda]

5. Straußfurt

¹seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;²town

References

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