- Sömmerda (district)
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Sömmerda
state=Thuringia
capital=Sömmerda
area=804
population=79,592
population_as_of=2002
density=99
carsign=SÖM
url=http://www.landkreis-soemmerda.deSömmerda is a "Kreis" (
district ) in the north ofThuringia ,Germany . Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districtsKyffhäuserkreis , theBurgenlandkreis inSaxony-Anhalt , the districtWeimarer Land and the district-free cityErfurt , and the districts Gotha andUnstrut-Hainich .History
The district Sömmerda was created in
1952 . In1994 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 .Coat of arms
External links
* [http://www.landkreis-soemmerda.de Official website] (German)
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