Bezirk 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 / 50.583°N 10.750°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 |
The Bezirk Suhl was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Suhl.
History[]
The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990 it was disestablished as a consequence of 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 : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
References[]
- ^ "40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989
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Categories:
- Bezirk Suhl
- Districts of East Germany
- 20th century in Thuringia
- 1952 establishments in East Germany
- 1990 disestablishments in Germany
- Suhl
- South Thuringia
- States and territories established in 1952