Bezirk Suhl

The Bezirk Suhl was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Suhl.

Bezirk Suhl
District
Coat of arms
Location of Bezirk Suhl within the German Democratic Republic
Coordinates: 50°35′N 10°45′E
CountryGerman Democratic Republic
Subdivisions8 Kreise and 1 Stadtkreis
Formed1952
Dissolved1990
SeatSuhl
Area
 • Total3,856 km2 (1,489 sq mi)
Population
 (1989)[1]
 • Total549,400
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Vehicle registrationO

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
  1. "40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989
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