Bezirk Suhl
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District of Suhl Bezirk Suhl | |||||||||
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District (Bezirk) of East Germany | |||||||||
1952–1990 | |||||||||
Location of Bezirk Suhl within the German Democratic Republic | |||||||||
Capital | Suhl | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• 1989 | 3,856 km2 (1,489 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1989 | 595,200 | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1952 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1990 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
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 : Bad Salzungen; Hildburghausen; Ilmenau; Meiningen; Neuhaus; Schmalkalden; Sonneberg; Suhl.
References
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- Districts of East Germany
- 20th century in Thuringia
- Former states and territories of Thuringia
- Suhl
- South Thuringia