Sömmerda (German: Landkreis 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-Kreis.
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.
Geography The main river in the district is the Unstrut. The nearby town of Kölleda is known locally as the Peppermint City because of its long history of growing aromatic and medicinal herbs.
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 of Mainz as the symbol of Mainz.
Towns and municipalities
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free townsand municipalitiesKölleda Sömmerda WeißenseeButtstädt Elxleben Witterda Verwaltungsgemeinschaften1. Gera-Aue Andisleben Gebesee1, 2 Ringleben Walschleben2. Gramme-Vippach Alperstedt Eckstedt Großmölsen Großrudestedt Kleinmölsen Markvippach Nöda Ollendorf Schloßvippach1 Sprötau Udestedt Vogelsberg3. Kindelbrück Büchel Griefstedt Günstedt Kindelbrück1
4. Kölleda[seat: Kölleda] Großneuhausen Kleinneuhausen Ostramondra Rastenberg25. Straußfurt Gangloffsömmern Haßleben Riethnordhausen Schwerstedt Straußfurt1 Werningshausen Wundersleben1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town
References
External links Official website (German)