Saale-Holzland
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Saale-Holzland is a Kreis (district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

) in the east of 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...

. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the district Burgenlandkreis
Burgenlandkreis
The Burgenlandkreis was a district in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Merseburg-Querfurt, Weißenfels, Leipziger Land, Aschersleben-Staßfurt, Altenburger Land, Greiz, district-free Gera, Saale-Holzland, Weimarer Land, Sömmerda and the Kyffhäuserkreis.- History :The...

 in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...

, the district-free city Gera
Gera
Gera, the third-largest city in the German state of Thuringia , lies in east Thuringia on the river Weiße Elster, approximately 60 kilometres to the south of the city of Leipzig and 80 kilometres to the east of Erfurt...

, the districts Greiz
Greiz (district)
Greiz is a Kreis in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla,district-free city Gera, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Altenburger Land, and the two Saxon districts Zwickauer Land and Vogtlandkreis.- History :Historically the area of the district...

, Saale-Orla, 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...

, Weimarer Land
Weimarer Land
Weimarer Land is a Kreis in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the district Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Saale-Holzland and the district-free city Jena, the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Ilm-Kreis, and the district-free city Erfurt...

 and the district-free city Jena
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...

.

History

The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts Eisenberg, Jena and Stadtroda. When the district Roda (later Stadtroda) was originally created in 1922 it already covered nearly the area of the current district. In 1952 together with the abolishment of the federal states (Bundesländer) the district was split into the three parts, which were put together again in 1994.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Saale
Saale
The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale and Thuringian Saale , is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.-Course:The Saale...

, which also gave it its name. The highest elevation with 475 m above sea level is in the south of the district, the lowest with 118 m is in the Saale valley at the boundary to the district Weimarer Land.

Coat of arms

In the left of the coat of arms is the silver bar as the symbol of the Lords of Lobdeburg, who owned of the valley of the Saale in the 13th century. In the bottom is the lion of the Counts of Orlamünde, surrounded by 6 hearts. Their county went into the ownership of the Wettin
Wettin (dynasty)
The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors and kings that once ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia for more than 800 years...

 family in 1396. The coat of arms of 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....

 in the right is the same as the coat of arms of the Wettin, as they later became the rulers of Saxony. The coat of arms were granted on August 18, 1997.

Towns and municipalities

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free townsand municipalities
  1. Bürgel
    Bürgel
    Bürgel is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Jena....

  2. Eisenberg
    Eisenberg, Thuringia
    Eisenberg is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Saale-Holzland.Neighboring municipalities are Jena and Gera . West of Eisenberg runs the motorway A 9 from Berlin to Munich...

  3. Kahla
    Kahla
    Kahla is also the name of a village in Iran's Zanjan Province.----Kahla is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 14 km south of Jena....

  4. Schkölen
    Schkölen
    Schkölen is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 km south of Naumburg....

  5. Stadtroda
    Stadtroda
    Stadtroda is a town of 6,293 people, located in Thuringia, Germany. Stadtroda lies on the Roda river, a tributary of the Saale....

  • Albersdorf
    Albersdorf, Thuringia
    Albersdorf is a municipality in the Saale-Holzland district of Thuringia, Germany....

  • Bad Klosterlausnitz
    Bad Klosterlausnitz
    Bad Klosterlausnitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Bobeck
    Bobeck
    Bobeck is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Bollberg
    Bollberg
    Bollberg is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Gösen
    Gösen
    Gösen is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Graitschen bei Bürgel
    Graitschen bei Bürgel
    Graitschen bei Bürgel is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Hainspitz
    Hainspitz
    Hainspitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Mertendorf
    Mertendorf, Thuringia
    Mertendorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Möckern
    Möckern, Thuringia
    Möckern is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Nausnitz
    Nausnitz
    Nausnitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

  • Petersberg
    Petersberg, Thuringia
    Petersberg is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....



    1. Poxdorf
      Poxdorf, Thuringia
      Poxdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    2. Quirla
    3. Rauschwitz
      Rauschwitz
      Rauschwitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    4. Ruttersdorf-Lotschen
      Ruttersdorf-Lotschen
      Ruttersdorf-Lotschen is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    5. Scheiditz
      Scheiditz
      Scheiditz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    6. Schlöben
      Schlöben
      Schlöben is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    7. Schöngleina
      Schöngleina
      Schöngleina is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    8. Serba
      Serba
      Serba is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    9. Tautenhein
    10. Waldeck
      Waldeck, Thuringia
      Waldeck is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    11. Weißenborn
      Weißenborn, Thuringia
      Weißenborn is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

    1. Dornburg-Camburg
    1. Dornburg-Camburg
      Dornburg-Camburg
      Dornburg-Camburg is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Dornburg-Camburg....

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    2. Frauenprießnitz
      Frauenprießnitz
      Frauenprießnitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    3. Golmsdorf
      Golmsdorf
      Golmsdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    4. Großlöbichau
      Großlöbichau
      Großlöbichau is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    5. Hainichen
      Hainichen, Thuringia
      Hainichen is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    6. Jenalöbnitz
      Jenalöbnitz
      Jenalöbnitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    7. Lehesten
      Lehesten, Saale-Holzland
      Lehesten is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    8. Löberschütz
      Löberschütz
      Löberschütz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    9. Neuengönna
      Neuengönna
      Neuengönna is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    10. Tautenburg
      Tautenburg
      Tautenburg, a municipality in the Saale-Holzland district in Thuringia in Germany, houses the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory....

    11. Thierschneck
      Thierschneck
      Thierschneck is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    12. Wichmar
      Wichmar
      Wichmar is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    13. Zimmern
      Zimmern, Thuringia
      Zimmern is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    2. Heideland-Elstertal
    Heideland-Elstertal
    Heideland-Elstertal is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Crossen an der Elster....

    1. Crossen an der Elster
      Crossen an der Elster
      Crossen an der Elster is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany.It is home to the Crossen Palace, a Baroque building with an Italian-style decorated ballroom.- References :...

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    2. Hartmannsdorf
      Hartmannsdorf, Saale-Holzland
      Hartmannsdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    3. Heideland
      Heideland
      Heideland is a municipality in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany....

    4. Rauda
      Rauda
      Rauda is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    5. Silbitz
      Silbitz
      Silbitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    6. Walpernhain
      Walpernhain
      Walpernhain is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    3. Hermsdorf
    Hermsdorf (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)
    Hermsdorf is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Hermsdorf....

    1. Hermsdorf
      Hermsdorf, Thuringia
      Hermsdorf is a town in the Saale-Holzland district of the state of Thuringia in eastern Germany. It is especially known for the motorway junction "Hermsdorfer Kreuz" where the two German autobahns A 4 and A 9 meet....

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    2. Mörsdorf
      Mörsdorf, Thuringia
      Mörsdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    3. Reichenbach
      Reichenbach, Thuringia
      Reichenbach is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    4. Schleifreisen
      Schleifreisen
      Schleifreisen is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    5. Sankt Gangloff
      Sankt Gangloff
      Sankt Gangloff is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    4. Hügelland/Täler
    Hügelland/Täler
    Hügelland/Täler is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Tröbnitz....

    1. Bremsnitz
      Bremsnitz
      Bremsnitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    2. Eineborn
      Eineborn
      Eineborn is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    3. Geisenhain
      Geisenhain
      Geisenhain is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    4. Gneus
      Gneus
      Gneus is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    5. Großbockedra
      Großbockedra
      Großbockedra is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    6. Karlsdorf
      Karlsdorf
      Karlsdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    7. Kleinbockedra
      Kleinbockedra
      Kleinbockedra is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    8. Kleinebersdorf
      Kleinebersdorf
      Kleinebersdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    9. Lippersdorf-Erdmannsdorf
      Lippersdorf-Erdmannsdorf
      Lippersdorf-Erdmannsdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    10. Meusebach
      Meusebach
      Meusebach is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    11. Oberbodnitz
      Oberbodnitz
      Oberbodnitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    12. Ottendorf
      Ottendorf, Thuringia
      Ottendorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    13. Rattelsdorf
      Rattelsdorf, Thuringia
      Rattelsdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    14. Rausdorf
      Rausdorf, Thuringia
      Rausdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    15. Renthendorf
      Renthendorf
      Renthendorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    16. Tautendorf
      Tautendorf
      Tautendorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    17. Tissa
      Tissa, Germany
      Tissa is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    18. Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf
      Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf
      Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    19. Tröbnitz
      Tröbnitz
      Tröbnitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in eastern Thuringia, Germany.-History:In the 7th and 8th century the Slavs started to settle the areas along the Saale and Rodaue, two local rivers. The origin of the community Tröbnitz is most probably to find at a sorbian hamlet at the...

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    20. Unterbodnitz
      Unterbodnitz
      Unterbodnitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    21. Waltersdorf
      Waltersdorf, Thuringia
      Waltersdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    22. Weißbach
      Weißbach, Thuringia
      Weißbach is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....


    5. Südliches Saaletal
    Südliches Saaletal
    Südliches Saaletal is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Kahla, itself not part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft....


    [seat: Kahla]
    1. Altenberga
      Altenberga
      Altenberga is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    2. Bibra
      Bibra, Saale-Holzland
      Bibra is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    3. Bucha
      Bucha, Saale-Holzland
      Bucha is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    4. Eichenberg
      Eichenberg, Saale-Holzland
      Eichenberg is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    5. Freienorla
      Freienorla
      Freienorla is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    6. Großeutersdorf
      Großeutersdorf
      Großeutersdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    7. Großpürschütz
      Großpürschütz
      Großpürschütz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    8. Gumperda
      Gumperda
      Gumperda is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    9. Hummelshain
      Hummelshain
      Hummelshain is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    10. Kleineutersdorf
      Kleineutersdorf
      Kleineutersdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    11. Laasdorf
      Laasdorf
      Laasdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    12. Lindig
      Lindig
      Lindig is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    13. Milda
      Milda, Germany
      Milda is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    14. Orlamünde
      Orlamünde
      Orlamünde is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Saale and Orla, 17 km south of Jena. It was the centre of a county, often united to Weimar, in the Early Middle Ages....

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    15. Reinstädt
      Reinstädt
      Reinstädt is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    16. Rothenstein
      Rothenstein
      Rothenstein is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    17. Schöps
      Schöps
      Schöps is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    18. Seitenroda
      Seitenroda
      Seitenroda is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    19. Sulza
      Sulza
      Sulza is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....

    20. Zöllnitz
      Zöllnitz
      Zöllnitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland in Thuringia, Germany....

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