Sömmerda (district): Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Statistics
State:	Thuringia
Capital:	Sömmerda
Area:	804 km²
Inhabitants:	79,592 (2002)
pop. density:	99 inh./km²
Car identification:	SÖM
Homepage:	http://www.landkreis-soemmerda.de
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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.

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.

The main river in the district is the Unstrut.

The coat of arms shows the three historic states which Sömmerda belonged to in the past. In the left is the Saxonian symbol, to the right is the lion as symbol of Thuringia, and in the bottom is the wheel as the symbol of Mainz.