Nordhausen (district)

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

District
Coat of arms
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

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 Heringen1, 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

Other websites

• Official website (German)