Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
District

Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Thuringia
Capital Mühlhausen
Government
 • District admin. Harald Zanker (SPD)
Area
 • Total 979.69 km2 (378.26 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2017)[1]
 • Total 103,504
 • Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration UH, LSZ, MHL
Website www.landkreis-unstrut-hainich.de

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Eichsfeld, Kyffhäuserkreis, Sömmerda, Gotha, Wartburgkreis and the district Werra-Meißner in Hesse.

History

The district was created on July 1, 1994, by merging the two previous districts Mühlhausen and Bad Langensalza.

Partnerships

The district has a partnership with the Wetteraukreis in Hesse dating back to the German reunification of 1990. The district also has a partnership with the Lithuanian districts Ukmerge and Raseiniai.

Geography

The district is named after the river Unstrut and a hill chain, the Hainich. The Hainich became the 13th national park of Germany in 1997.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms combines the symbols of the historical territories which make up the area of the district. In the top left is the eagle of the city Mühlhausen, in the top right the lion as the symbol of the dukes of Thuringia. In the bottom left is the Wheel of Mainz, and the deer antler in the bottom right is the symbol of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Towns and municipalities

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free townsand municipalities
  1. Bad Langensalza
  2. Mühlhausen
  1. Anrode
  2. Dünwald
  3. Großvargula
  4. Herbsleben
  5. Kammerforst
  6. Menteroda
  1. Oppershausen
  2. Rodeberg
  3. Südeichsfeld
  4. Unstruttal
  5. Vogtei
  6. Weinbergen
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
  1. Bad Tennstedt1, 2
  2. Ballhausen
  3. Blankenburg
  4. Bruchstedt
  5. Haussömmern
  6. Hornsömmern
  7. Kirchheilingen
  8. Klettstedt
  9. Kutzleben
  10. Mittelsömmern
  11. Sundhausen
  12. Tottleben
  13. Urleben
  1. Altengottern
  2. Flarchheim
  3. Großengottern1
  4. Heroldishausen
  5. Mülverstedt
  6. Schönstedt
  7. Weberstedt
  1. Bothenheilingen
  2. Issersheilingen
  3. Kleinwelsbach
  4. Körner
  5. Marolterode
  6. Neunheilingen
  7. Obermehler
  8. Schlotheim1, 2
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft; 2town

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.


Coordinates: 51°10′N 10°30′E / 51.17°N 10.5°E / 51.17; 10.5

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