Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 188. It is located in northern

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, comprising the districts of

Nordhausen Nordhausen may refer to: * Nordhausen (district), a district in Thuringia, Germany ** Nordhausen, Thuringia, a city in the district **Nordhausen station, the railway station in the city * Nordhouse, a commune in Alsace (German: Nordhausen) * Narost ...

Eichsfeld The Eichsfeld ( or ; English: ''Oak-field'') is a historical region in the southeast of the state of Lower Saxony (which is called "Untereichsfeld" = lower Eichsfeld) and northwest of the state of Thuringia ("Obereichsfeld" = upper Eichsfeld) in th ...

, and

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 Eich ...

. Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after

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. Since 1994, it has been represented by Manfred Grund of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis is located in northern

. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the districts of Eichsfeld, Nordhausen, and Kyffhäuserkreis.

History

Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as ''Nordhausen – Worbis – Heiligenstadt''. In the 2002 election, it was named ''Eichsfeld – Nordhausen''. In the 2005 through 2013 elections, it was named ''Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I''. It acquired its current name in the 2017 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 296 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 190. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 189. From the 2025 election, it has been number 188. Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Nordhausen, Worbis, and Heiligenstadt. In the 2002 election, it comprised the districts of Nordhausen and Eichsfeld. In the 2005 through 2013 elections, it comprised the districts of Nordhausen and Eichsfeld as well as the municipalities of

Mühlhausen Mühlhausen () is a city in the north-west of Thuringia, Germany, north of Niederdorla, the country's geographical centre, north-west of Erfurt, east of Kassel and south-east of Göttingen. Mühlhausen was first mentioned in 967 and bec ...

Anrode Anrode is a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. It was created in January 1997 by the merger of the former municipalities Lengefeld, Bickenriede, , Hollenbach and Zella. On 1 January 2023 it was disband ...

Dünwald Dünwald is a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. It was created in January 1994 by the merger of the former municipalities Zaunröden, Beberstedt and Hüpstedt. On 1 January 2023 it was disbanded, and i ...

, and

Unstruttal Unstruttal is a municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. It was created in September 1995 by the merger of the former municipalities Ammern, Dachrieden, Eigenrode, Horsmar, Kaisershagen and Reiser. In January 20 ...

and the ''

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Municipal associations (german: Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipul ...

'' of

Hildebrandshausen/Lengenfeld unterm Stein Hildebrandshausen/Lengenfeld unterm Stein is a former ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' in the district of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' was in Lengenfeld unterm Stein. It was disbanded in Decembe ...

from the

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 i ...

district. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Members

The constituency was first represented by

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of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994. Manfred Grund of the CDU was elected in 1994, and re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eichsfeld - Nordhausen - Kyffhauserkreis Federal electoral districts in Thuringia 1990 establishments in Germany Constituencies established in 1990 Eichsfeld (district) Nordhausen (district) Kyffhäuserkreis