Artern (''Kreis Artern'') was a ''Kreis'' (district) in the ''Bezirk'' (district) of
Halle in the
German Democratic Republic
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(GDR). From 1990 to 1994 it persisted as Landkreis Artern in the state of
Thüringen
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
. It occupied land that is for the most part modern
Kyffhäuserkreis
The Kyffhäuserkreis is a district in the northern part of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Mansfeld-Südharz, Saalekreis und Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, and the districts Sömmerda, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis and Ei ...
in Thüringen.
History
In 1952, the GDR undertook comprehensive reform in the division of its districts. Artern was formed out of the remaining part of the ''Landkreis'' (rural district) that had existed before the reform and was assigned to the newly formed ''Bezirk'' of Halle.
After the reunification of Germany, in 1990 Artern was assigned to the state of Thüringen, which had once again been founded, and through the districting reforms of the reunified Germany was included in Kyffhäuserkreis and in
Sömmerda (district)
Sömmerda (German: ''Landkreis Sömmerda'') is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Kyffhäuserkreis, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Weima ...
.
Geography
Artern, which lay in the
Kyffhäuser
The Kyffhäuser (,''Duden - Das Aussprachewörterbuch, 7. Auflage (German)'', Dudenverlag, sometimes also referred to as ''Kyffhäusergebirge'', is a hill range in Central Germany, shared by Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt, southeast of the Harz mou ...
, is traversed by the Helme and Unstrut. The largest settled areas near the district capital
Artern were the cities
Bad Frankenhausen
Bad Frankenhausen (officially: Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser) is a spa town in the German state of Thuringia. It is located at the southern slope of the Kyffhäuser mountain range, on an artificial arm of the Wipper river, a tributary of the Uns ...
,
Heldrungen
Heldrungen is a town and a former municipality in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town An der Schmücke.
Nearby rivers are the Unstrut and the Wipper.
It is known for its fortification ...
, and
Wiehe and the parish of
Roßleben
Roßleben is a town and a former municipality in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, with a population of 4,885 (2017). It is located in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Roßleben-Wiehe. It is situated on the river Unst ...
. Other neighboring settled areas included the parishes of
Bilzingsleben,
Borxleben
Borxleben is a village in the district Kyffhäuserkreis, in Thuringia, Germany
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,
Bottendorf,
Bretleben,
Donndorf,
Esperstedt.
Gehofen,
Gorsleben,
Hauteroda,
Heygendorf
Heygendorf is a village and a former municipality in the district Kyffhäuserkreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Artern
Artern is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany. The former ...
,
Ichstedt,
Kalbsrieth
Kalbsrieth is a municipality in the district Kyffhäuserkreis, in Thuringia, Germany
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,
Kannawurf,
Nausitz,
Oberheldrungen,
Reinsdorf,
Ringleben Schönewerda, and
Voigtstedt
Voigtstedt () is a village and a former municipality in the district Kyffhäuserkreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Artern
Artern is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany. The form ...
.
Economy
Important firms in the district, among others, included
*VEB Kyffhäuserhütte Artern
*VEB Zuckerfabrik Artern
*VEB Kaliwerk Roßleben
*VEB Plastmaschinenwerk Wiehe
*VEB Brau- und Malzfabrik Sangerhausen, Werk Artern
*VEB Elektro Bad Frankenhausen
See also
*
Sondershausen (district)
*
Kyffhäuserkreis
The Kyffhäuserkreis is a district in the northern part of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Mansfeld-Südharz, Saalekreis und Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, and the districts Sömmerda, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis and Ei ...
External links
*http://www.digizeit-cms.de/main/dms/toc/?PPN=PPN514402644
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