Hildburghausen (district)
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Hildburghausen is a district
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....

 in Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Schmalkalden-Meiningen is a Landkreis in the west of Thuringia, Germany. Its neighboring districts are the districts Wartburgkreis, Gotha, Ilm-Kreis, the district-free city Suhl, the district Hildburghausen, the Bavarian district Rhön-Grabfeld, and the district Fulda in Hesse.- History :The...

, the city of Suhl
Suhl
- Geography :Suhl sits on the south edge of the Suhler Scholle, an upthrust granite complex that is streaked by numerous dikes. This is part of the Ruhla-Schleusingen Horst that defines the southwest side of the Thuringian Forest...

, the districts of Ilm-Kreis
Ilm-Kreis
Ilm-Kreis is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Erfurt, the districts of Weimarer Land, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Hildburghausen, the city of Suhl, and the districts of Schmalkalden-Meiningen and Gotha...

, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt is a Kreis in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Weimarer Land, Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla, the district Kronach in Bavaria, and the districts Sonneberg, Hildburghausen and Ilm-Kreis.-History:The district dates back to the Landratsamt...

 and Sonneberg
Sonneberg (district)
Sonneberg is a Kreis in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Hildburghausen, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, and the Bavarian districts Kronach and Coburg.-History:...

, and the state of Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 (districts of Coburg
Coburg (district)
Coburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kronach, Lichtenfels, Bamberg and Haßberge, and by the state of Thuringia . The district is surrounding, but not including the city of Coburg.- History :The history of the district is largely influenced by the city of Coburg...

, Haßberge and Rhön-Grabfeld
Rhön-Grabfeld
Rhön-Grabfeld is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen, and the states of Hesse and Thuringia .-History:In medieval times the region was a part of the Bishopric of Würzburg...

). Located roughly halfway between the mountain chains of the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest
Thuringian Forest
The Thuringian Forest running northwest to southeast, forms a continuous stretch of ancient rounded mountains posing ample difficulties in transit routing save through a few navigable passes in the southern reaches of the German state of Thuringia. It is about long and wide...

, the district is densely forested and covered by hilly countryside. Its territory is similar to that of the former Ernestine duchy, Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen was an Ernestine duchy in what is now southern Thuringia, Germany. Its territory was similar to that of the modern Hildburghausen district.-History:...

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Towns and municipalities

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free townsand municipalities
  1. Eisfeld
    Eisfeld
    Eisfeld is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 12 km east of Hildburghausen, and 19 km north of Coburg....

  2. Hildburghausen
    Hildburghausen
    Hildburghausen is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. It is situated on the river Werra, 20 km south of Suhl, and 25 km northwest of Coburg....

  3. Schleusingen
    Schleusingen
    Schleusingen is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 10 km north of Hildburghausen, and 12 km southeast of Suhl....

  4. Themar
    Themar
    Themar is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 11 km northwest of Hildburghausen, and 14 km southwest of Suhl.- Main sights :* St Bartholomew's Church* St. John's Church...

  • Auengrund
    Auengrund
    Auengrund is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Bockstadt
    Bockstadt
    Bockstadt is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Brünn
    Brünn, Thuringia
    Brünn is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Gleichamberg
    Gleichamberg
    Gleichamberg is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Thuringia.Gleichamberg consists of the following subdivisions:* Buchenhof* Bedheim* Gleicherwiesen* Eicha* Simmershausen* Zeilfeld* Roth-Coat of arms:...

  • Masserberg
    Masserberg
    Masserberg is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Nahetal-Waldau
    Nahetal-Waldau
    Nahetal-Waldau is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Sachsenbrunn
    Sachsenbrunn
    Sachsenbrunn is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Sankt Kilian
    Sankt Kilian
    Sankt Kilian is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Schleusegrund
    Schleusegrund
    Schleusegrund is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Straufhain
    Straufhain
    Straufhain is a municipality in the Hildburghausen district of Thuringia, Germany.-Municipality subdivisions:...

  • Veilsdorf
    Veilsdorf
    Veilsdorf is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

    1. Feldstein
    Feldstein (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)
    Feldstein is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Themar, itself not part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft....


    [seat: Themar]
    1. Ahlstädt
      Ahlstädt
      Ahlstädt is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    2. Beinerstadt
      Beinerstadt
      Beinerstadt is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    3. Bischofrod
      Bischofrod
      Bischofrod is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    4. Dingsleben
      Dingsleben
      Dingsleben is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    5. Ehrenberg
      Ehrenberg, Thuringia
      Ehrenberg is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    6. Eichenberg
      Eichenberg, Hildburghausen
      Eichenberg is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    7. Grimmelshausen
      Grimmelshausen
      Grimmelshausen is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    8. Grub
      Grub, Thuringia
      Grub is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    9. Henfstädt
      Henfstädt
      Henfstädt is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    10. Kloster Veßra
      Kloster Veßra
      Kloster Veßra is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Thuringia, Germany.Vessra Abbey was founded and supported by the Henneberg family and abandoned after the Reformation. The church was used as a parish church until 1939 when it burned...

    11. Lengfeld
      Lengfeld
      Lengfeld is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    12. Marisfeld
      Marisfeld
      Marisfeld is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    13. Oberstadt
      Oberstadt
      Oberstadt is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    14. Reurieth
      Reurieth
      Reurieth is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    15. Sankt Bernhard
      Sankt Bernhard, Thuringia
      Sankt Bernhard is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    16. Schmeheim
      Schmeheim
      Schmeheim is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....


    2. Gleichberge
    Gleichberge
    Gleichberge is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Römhild....

    1. Haina
      Haina, Hildburghausen
      Haina is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    2. Mendhausen
      Mendhausen
      Mendhausen is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    3. Milz
      Milz
      Milz is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    4. Römhild
      Römhild
      Römhild is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen.In the Stadtkirche of Römhild is the tomb of Elisabeth and Hermann VIII of Henneberg...

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    5. Westenfeld
      Westenfeld
      Westenfeld is a part of the former town of Wattenscheid in the Ruhr area in Germany. Westenfeld now belongs to the city of Bochum. Westenfeld has the railway station in Wattenscheid which is most frequented by passengers. Westenfeld is one of the most important areas of the German textile industry....


    3. Heldburger Unterland
    Heldburger Unterland
    Heldburger Unterland is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Bad Colberg-Heldburg....

    1. Bad Colberg-Heldburg
      Bad Colberg-Heldburg
      Bad Colberg-Heldburg is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 16 km south of Hildburghausen, and 18 km west of Coburg.- Heldburg history:...

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    2. Gompertshausen
      Gompertshausen
      Gompertshausen is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    3. Hellingen
      Hellingen
      Hellingen is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    4. Schlechtsart
      Schlechtsart
      Schlechtsart is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    5. Schweickershausen
      Schweickershausen
      Schweickershausen is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    6. Ummerstadt
      Ummerstadt
      Ummerstadt is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 19 km south of Hildburghausen, and 11 km west of Coburg....

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    7. Westhausen
      Westhausen, Hildburghausen
      Westhausen is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....

    1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town

    Coat of arms

    The coat of arms displays:
    • the heraldic lion of Meißen, the precursor state to Saxony
      Saxony
      The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

    • the cock representing the counts of Henneberg
      Henneberg
      Henneberg may refer to:*the House of Henneberg, German nobility*County of Henneberg, a mediæval state in the Holy Roman Empire*Henneberg, Thuringia, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany*Mary Jane Henneberg, b. 1973, TV reporter...

      , who ruled the region until 1583
    • below the symbol of the bishopric of Würzburg
      Bishopric of Würzburg
      The Bishopric of Würzburg was a prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire, located in Lower Franconia, around the city of Würzburg, Germany. Würzburg was a diocese from 743. In the 18th century, its bishop was often also Bishop of Bamberg...

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