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

Bezirk Suhl
District
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 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

На других языках

[ru] Зуль (округ)