Original: Neighboring districts are ( from the north clockwise ) the district Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt , the district-free city Gera , the districts Greiz , Saale-Orla , Saalfeld-Rudolstadt , Weimarer Land and the district-free city Jena .
Simplified: The district was set up in 1994 by joining the old districts of Eisenberg , Jena and Stadtroda .