Unstrut-Hainich

Unstrut-Hainich is a Landkreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany.

Landkreis Unstrut-Hainich
District
Coat of arms of Landkreis Unstrut-Hainich
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°10′N 10°30′E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
CapitalMühlhausen
Area
 • Total975 km2 (376 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total97,388
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationUH
Websitelandkreis-unstrut-hainich.de

History

The district was set up on July 1, 1994 by joining the two previous districts of 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 of 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
Coat of arms The coat of arms combines the symbols of the historical territories which make up the area of the district. In the topleft is the eagle of the city Mühlhausen, in the topright 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. Heyerode
  6. Katharinenberg
  7. Menteroda
  8. Unstruttal
  9. Weinbergen
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
  • 1. Bad Tennstedt
  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
  • 2. Hildebrandshausen/Lengenfeld unterm Stein
  1. Hildebrandshausen
  2. Lengenfeld unterm Stein1
  3. Rodeberg
  • 3. Unstrut-Hainich
  1. Altengottern
  2. Flarchheim
  3. Großengottern1
  4. Heroldishausen
  5. Mülverstedt
  6. Schönstedt
  7. Weberstedt
  • 4. Vogtei
  1. Kammerforst
  2. Langula
  3. Niederdorla
  4. Oberdorla1
  5. Oppershausen
  • 5. Schlotheim
  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, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.

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