Sömmerda (district)

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

District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
Capital	Sömmerda
Area
• Total	804 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	79,592
• Density	99.00/km2 (256.40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SÖM
Website	http://www.landkreis-soemmerda.de

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

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
Rastenberg Sömmerda Weißensee	Elxleben Witterda

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
1. An der Marke Eckstedt Markvippach Schloßvippach1 Sprötau Vogelsberg 2. Buttstädt Buttstädt1, 2 Ellersleben Eßleben-Teutleben Großbrembach Guthmannshausen Hardisleben Kleinbrembach Mannstedt Olbersleben Rudersdorf 3. Gera-Aue Andisleben Gebesee1, 2 Ringleben Walschleben	4. Gramme-Aue Alperstedt Großmölsen Großrudestedt1 Kleinmölsen Nöda Ollendorf Udestedt 5. Kindelbrück Bilzingsleben Büchel Frömmstedt Griefstedt Günstedt Herrnschwende Kannawurf Kindelbrück1, 2 Riethgen	6. Kölleda Beichlingen Großmonra Großneuhausen Kleinneuhausen Kölleda1, 2 Ostramondra Schillingstedt 7. Straußfurt Gangloffsömmern Haßleben Henschleben Riethnordhausen Schwerstedt Straußfurt1 Werningshausen Wundersleben
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town

Other websites

• Official website (German)