Bezirk Suhl
The Bezirk Suhl was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Suhl.
Bezirk Suhl | |
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District | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Bezirk Suhl within the German Democratic Republic | |
Coordinates: 50°35′N 10°45′E | |
Country | German Democratic Republic |
Subdivisions | 8 Kreise and 1 Stadtkreis |
Formed | 1952 |
Dissolved | 1990 |
Seat | Suhl |
Area | |
• Total | 3,856 km2 (1,489 sq mi) |
Population (1989)[1] | |
• Total | 549,400 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Vehicle registration | O |
History
The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states. After October 3, 1990, it was disestablished due to the German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Thuringia.
Geography
Position
The Bezirk Suhl, the westernmost and the smallest of the GDR, bordered with the Bezirke of Erfurt and Gera. It bordered also with West Germany.
Subdivision
The Bezirk was divided into 9 Kreise: 1 urban district (Stadtkreis) and 8 rural districts (Landkreise):
- Urban district : Suhl.
- Rural districts : Bad Salzungen; Hildburghausen; Ilmenau; Meiningen; Neuhaus; Schmalkalden; Sonneberg; Suhl.
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References
- "40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989
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