Country Germany Time zone CET (UTC+1) Capital Mühlhausen | State Thuringia Vehicle registration UH, LSZ, MHL | |
Website www.landkreis-unstrut-hainich.de Clubs and Teams FC Union Mühlhausen, SV 1899 Mühlhausen Points of interest Baumkronenpfad im Nationalp, Volkenroda Abbey, Japanese Garden Bad Lang, Ausstellung Opfermoor Vogtei, Kindererlebniswelt Rumpelburg Destinations Mühlhausen, Hainich National Park, Bad Langensalza, Bad Tennstedt, Weberstedt |
Unstrut-Hainich is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Eichsfeld, Kyffhäuserkreis, Sömmerda, Gotha, Wartburgkreis and the district Werra-Meißner in Hesse.
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Map of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Germany
History
The district was created on July 1, 1994, by merging the two previous districts Mühlhausen 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 became the 13th national park of Germany in 1997.
References
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA