Nordhausen is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are : Harz and Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt; Kyffhäuserkreis and Eichsfeld in Thuringia; and Göttingen and Goslar in Lower Saxony.
Nordhausen is a city in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Nordhausen district and the urban centre of northern Thuringia and the southern Harz region; its population is 42,000. Nordhausen is located approximately 60 km north of Erfurt, 80 km west of Halle, 85 km south of Braunschweig and 60 km east of Göttingen.
Bleicherode is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Wipper, 17 km southwest of Nordhausen. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Obergebra was incorporated by Bleicherode. The former municipalities Etzelsrode, Friedrichsthal, Kleinbodungen, Kraja, Hainrode, Nohra, Wipperdorf and Wolkramshausen were merged into Bleicherode in January 2019. Every Tuesday and Thursday, there is a market held at the Zierbrunnenplatz in the town.
Ellrich is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the southern edge of the Harz, 13 km northwest of Nordhausen. It is the northernmost settlement in Thuringia.
Lehesten is a town in the Thuringian Forest, 20 km southeast of Saalfeld.
Hohenstein is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany.
Urbach is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany.
Werther is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany.
Mönchpfiffel-Nikolausrieth is a municipality on the river Helme in the district Kyffhäuserkreis, in Thuringia, Germany. The municipality was created in 1956 by the merging of the villages Monchpfiffel and Nikolausrieth.
Görsbach is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany.
Kehmstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany.
Kleinfurra is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany.
Lipprechterode is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany.
Niedergebra is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany.
Sollstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. On 1 January 2009, it incorporated the former municipality Rehungen. The municipality is conveniently located near the A38 motorway, making it easily accessible by car. The nearest train station is in Nordhausen, about 20 kilometers away.
The Helme is a river in central Germany that is about 65 kilometres (40 mi) long and which forms a left-hand, western tributary of the Unstrut in the states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.
The Zorge is a tributary of the Helme in central Germany. It is about 40 km (25 mi) long and flows from the state of Lower Saxony into Thuringia. In many sources the name Zorge is translated as "wild river".
Harztor is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities Ilfeld and Niedersachswerfen. In July 2018 the former municipalities of Harzungen, Herrmannsacker and Neustadt/Harz were merged into Harztor.
Nordhausen I is an electoral constituency represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 3. It comprises the entirety of the district of Nordhausen with the exception of the city of Nordhausen, which compromises the constituency of Nordhausen II.
Nordhausen II is an electoral constituency represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 4. It comprises the city of Nordhausen within the Nordhausen district.
