Eichsfeld

Statistics
State:	Thuringia
Capital:	Heilbad Heiligenstadt
Area:	940 km²
Inhabitants:	114,100 (2001)
pop. density:	121 inh./km²
Car identification:	EIC
Homepage:	http://www.lk-eichsfeld.de
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Eichsfeld is a district in Thuringia, Germany, and part of the historical region of Eichsfeld. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Nordhausen, Kyffhäuserkreis and Unstrut-Hainich, and by the states of Hesse (district Werra-Meißner) and Lower Saxony (districts Göttingen and Osterode). Germany is a federal republic made up of 16 states, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ... This article is about the German city. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ... Nordhausen is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. ... The Kyffhäuserkreis is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. ... Unstrut-Hainich is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. ... Hesse is also the name of the German writer Hermann Hesse, as well as the German mathematician Otto Hesse. ... Werra-Meißner is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Göttingen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Osterode is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

History

In medieval times the Eichsfeld was property of the bishops of Mainz, although anything but close to that city. In 1801 the clerical states were dissolved, and Prussia gained the region, only to lose it again in the Napoleonic Wars. In the Congress of Vienna (1815) Prussia as well as the kingdom of Hanover raised claims for the Eichsfeld. The region was divided between both states. Although Hanover was annexed by Prussia in 1866, this border remained the boundary between two Prussian provinces, later between East and West Germany, and today between Thuringia and Lower Saxony. Eichsfeld is a district in Thuringia, Germany. ... Between 780–82 and 1802 the Archbishop of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince in the Holy Roman Empire. ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... A VERY INFORMATIVE PAGE ON THE NAPOLEONIC WARS, GOES VERY FAR IN DETAIL. The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule over France. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The German Democratic Republic (GDR) (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik), also commonly known as East Germany, was a communist state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany. ...

The present district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Worbis and Heiligenstadt. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Geography

The district is named after the historical region of Eichsfeld, which covers the northern portions of the present district and parts of Lower Saxony, the area around Duderstadt, called "Untereichsfeld" (lower Eichsfeld). It is a hilly countryside, that is attached to the Harz Mountains in the north. Incidentally it is the geographical centre of Germany. The Leine and Unstrut rivers both originate in the Eichsfeld. Eichsfeld is a district in Thuringia, Germany. ... Duderstadt is a city in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district Göttingen. ... The Harz is a mountain range in northern Germany. ... The Leine is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. ... The Unstrut is a tributary of the Saale. ...

The name is believed to be derived from "Eichenfeld", which means "field of oaks". A less popular theory is the origin in the word "Eisfeld" ("field of ice").

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays the heraldic eagle of Prussia together with the wheel, which was a symbol of the bishops of Mainz. These arms were granted shortly after Prussia gained the Eichsfeld (1801). In 1816 the Eichsfeld was not a geographical unit anymore, and the arms became irrelevant. They were reintroduced in 1945 (used until 1952) and again in 1994.

Towns and municipalities

An Amt (plural Ämter) is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. ... Dingelstädt is a Thuringian (Germany) city in the district of Eichsfeld. ... This article is about the German city. ... Leinefelde-Worbis is a Thuringian (German) city in the northwestern district of Eichsfeld. ... Lindenberg is a town located in Lindau district of Bavaria, Germany. ... For Verwaltungsgemeinschaft, see Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Uder Uder is a Thuringian (Germany) municipality in the district of Eichsfeld. ...

External links

• Official website (German)

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Rural districts	Altenburger Land | Eichsfeld | Gotha | Greiz | Hildburghausen | Ilm-Kreis | Kyffhäuserkreis | Nordhausen Saale-Holzland | Saale-Orla-Kreis | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | Schmalkalden-Meiningen | Sömmerda Sonneberg | Unstrut-Hainich | Wartburgkreis | Weimarer Land Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. ... Gotha is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Thuringia, Germany. ... Greiz is a Kreis (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. ... Hildburghausen is a district in Thuringia, Germany. ... Ilm-Kreis is a district in Thuringia, Germany. ... The Kyffhäuserkreis is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. ... Nordhausen is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. ... Saale-Holzland is a Kreis (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. ... Saale-Orla is a Kreis (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. ... Saalfeld-Rudolstadt is a Kreis (district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany. ... Schmalkalden-Meiningen is a Kreis (district) in the west of Thuringia, Germany. ... Sömmerda is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. ... Sonneberg is a Kreis (district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany. ... Unstrut-Hainich is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. ... Wartburgkreis is a Kreis (district) in the west of Thuringia, Germany. ... Weimarer Land is a Kreis (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. ...