The district was established on 1 October 1922 , when the newly created state of Thuringia was administratively divided into 15 districts and 9 district free cities .
The district was made on October 1 , 1922 , when the newly created state of Thuringia was divided into 15 rural districts ( German : Landkreise ) and 9 district free cities ( German : Stadtkreise ) .