Bezirk Suhl

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District of Suhl
Bezirk Suhl
District (Bezirk) of East Germany
1952–1990
Hissflagge Suhl.svg
Flag
DDR Wappen Suhl.png
Coat of arms
District of Suhl in German Democratic Republic.svg
Location of Bezirk Suhl within the German Democratic Republic
Capital Suhl
Area 
 1989
3,856 km2 (1,489 sq mi)
Population 
 1989
595,200
Government
First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party  
 1952–1954
Adolf Färber
 1954–1956
Kurt Schneidewind
 1956–1968
Otto Funke
 1968–1989
Hans Albrecht
 1989–1990
Peter Pechauf
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk 
 1952–1958
Fritz Sattler
 1958–1967
Wilhelm Behnke
 1967–1990
Arnold Zimmermann
 1990
Helmuth Vierling (acting)
 1990
Werner Ulbrich (as Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
Legislature Bezirkstag Suhl
History 
 Established
1952
 Disestablished
1990
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Flag of Thuringia.svg Thuringia
Thuringia Flag of Thuringia.svg
Today part of Germany

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

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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):

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