Sömmerda Rural District

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Landkreis Sömmerda
Map of Thuringia highlighting the district of Landkreis Sömmerda
State	Thuringia
District seat	Sömmerda
Area	804 km²
Pop. density	99 /km²
Licence plate code	SÖM
Web page	http://www.landkreis-soemmerda.de

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

1 History
2 Coat of arms
3 Towns and municipalities
4 Other websites

[change] 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.

[change] 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.

[change] 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 Buttstädt^{1, 2} Ellersleben Eßleben-Teutleben Großbrembach Guthmannshausen Hardisleben Kleinbrembach Mannstedt Olbersleben Rudersdorf 3. Gera-Aue Andisleben Gebesee^{1, 2} Ringleben Walschleben	4. Gramme-Aue Alperstedt Großmölsen Großrudestedt¹ Kleinmölsen Nöda Ollendorf Udestedt 5. Kindelbrück Bilzingsleben Büchel Frömmstedt Griefstedt Günstedt Herrnschwende Kannawurf Kindelbrück^{1, 2} Riethgen	6. Kölleda Beichlingen Großmonra Großneuhausen Kleinneuhausen Kölleda^{1, 2} Ostramondra Schillingstedt 7. Straußfurt Gangloffsömmern Haßleben Henschleben Riethnordhausen Schwerstedt Straußfurt¹ Werningshausen Wundersleben
¹seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;²town

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

1. An der Marke

Eckstedt
Markvippach
Schloßvippach¹
Sprötau
Vogelsberg

2. Buttstädt

Buttstädt^{1, 2}
Ellersleben
Eßleben-Teutleben
Großbrembach
Guthmannshausen
Hardisleben
Kleinbrembach
Mannstedt
Olbersleben
Rudersdorf

3. Gera-Aue

Andisleben
Gebesee^{1, 2}
Ringleben
Walschleben

4. Gramme-Aue

Alperstedt
Großmölsen
Großrudestedt¹
Kleinmölsen
Nöda
Ollendorf
Udestedt

5. Kindelbrück

Bilzingsleben
Büchel
Frömmstedt
Griefstedt
Günstedt
Herrnschwende
Kannawurf
Kindelbrück^{1, 2}
Riethgen

6. Kölleda

Beichlingen
Großmonra
Großneuhausen
Kleinneuhausen
Kölleda^{1, 2}
Ostramondra
Schillingstedt

7. Straußfurt

Gangloffsömmern
Haßleben
Henschleben
Riethnordhausen
Schwerstedt
Straußfurt¹
Werningshausen
Wundersleben

¹seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;²town

[change] Other websites

Official website (German)

v • d • e Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Thuringia in Germany
Urban districts	Eisenach · Erfurt · Gera · Jena · Suhl · Weimar
Rural districts	Altenburger Land · Eichsfeld · Gotha · Greiz · Hildburghausen · Ilm-Kreis · Kyffhäuserkreis · Nordhausen · Saale-Holzland · Saale-Orla-Kreis · Saalfeld-Rudolstadt · Schmalkalden-Meiningen · Sömmerda · Sonneberg · Unstrut-Hainich · Wartburgkreis · Weimarer Land