Eichsfeld | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
Capital | Heilbad Heiligenstadt |
Government | |
• District admin. | Dr. Marion Frant (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 991.04 km2 (382.64 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 103,205 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | EIC, HIG, WBS |
Website | www.kreis-eic.de |
Eichsfeld is a district in Thuringia, Germany, and part of the historical region of Eichsfeld. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Nordhausen, Kyffhäuserkreis and Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, and by the states of Hesse (district Werra-Meißner-Kreis) and Lower Saxony (district Göttingen).