Unstrut-Hainich (original) (raw)
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| State: | Thuringia |
| Capital: | M�hlhausen |
| Area: | 975 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 117,324 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 120 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | UH |
| Homepage: | landkreis-unstrut-hainich.de |
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Unstrut-Hainich is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Eichsfeld, Kyffh�userkreis, S�mmerda, Gotha, Wartburgkreis and the district Werra-Mei�ner in Lower Saxony.
History
The district was created on July 1, 1994 by merging the two previous districts M�hlhausen 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 has become 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 topleft is the eagle of the city M�hlhausen, in the topright the lion as the symbol of the dukes of Thuringia. In the bottom left is the wheel of |
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Mainz, and the deer antler in the bottom right is the symbol of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
Towns and municipalities
| Bad LangensalzaBad Tennstedt¹M�hlhausenSchlotheim¹¹ inside a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |
- Bad Tennstedt
- Hildebrandshausen/Lengenfeld unterm Stein
- Unstrut-Hainich
- Vogtei
- Schlotheim
free Municipalities
- Anrode
- D�nwald
- Herbsleben
- Heyerode
- Katharinenberg
- Menteroda
- Unstruttal
- Weinbergen
External links
- Official website (German)