Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld-Rudolstadt is a Landkreis (district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany.

 History 
The district dates back to the Landratsamt Saalfeld, which was created in 1868, and in 1922 it was converted into the Landkreis. Also in 1922 the district Rudolstadt was created. Both districts were merged in the local government changes of 1994.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsAs Saalfeld was the capital of the duchy Saxony-Saalfeld, the Saxon coat of arms is displayed in the top-right and bottom-left quarter of the coat of arms. The other two quarters show the coat of arms of the Princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. The double-headed imperial eagle is the symbol for the title as imperial prince, the comb in bottom shows that the princes were also Imperial Stable Masters.

Towns and municipalities
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free townsand municipalities Bad Blankenburg
 Gräfenthal
 Königsee
 Leutenberg
 Remda-Teichel
 Rudolstadt
 Saalfeld Altenbeuthen
 Arnsgereuth
 Drognitz
 Hohenwarte
 Kamsdorf<li>Kaulsdorf
<li>Rottenbach
<li>Saalfelder Höhe
<li>Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel
<li>Unterwellenborn
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften1. Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal
 Cursdorf
 Deesbach
 Katzhütte
 Lichtenhain/Bergbahn
 Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle
 Oberweißbach1, 2

2. Lichtetal am Rennsteig
 Lichte1
 Piesau
 Reichmannsdorf
 Schmiedefeld3. Mittleres Schwarzatal
 Allendorf
 Bechstedt
 Döschnitz
 Dröbischau
 Mellenbach-Glasbach
 Meura
 Oberhain
 Rohrbach
 Schwarzburg
 Sitzendorf1
 Unterweißbach
 Wittgendorf4. Probstzella-Lehesten-Marktgölitz
 Lehesten2
 Probstzella11seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town

References

Other websites
 Official website  (German)

Category:Rural Districts of Thuringia