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: Saale-Holzland-Kreis is a landkreis ( rural district , or county ) in the east of Thuringia , Germany .