Saale-Holzland

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

 History 
The district was set up in 1994 by joining the old districts of Eisenberg, Jena and Stadtroda. When the district of Stadt rod) was first set up in 1922 it already covered nearly the area of the current district. In 1952 the East German government abolished the federal states (Bundesländer), and also split the district into the three parts, which were put together again in 1994.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsIn 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 family in 1396. The coat of arms of Saxony 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 Bürgel
 Eisenberg
 Kahla
 Schkölen
 Stadtroda Albersdorf
 Bad Klosterlausnitz
 Bobeck
 Bollberg
 Gösen
 Graitschen bei Bürgel
 Hainspitz
 Mertendorf
 Möckern
 Nausnitz
 Petersberg<li>Poxdorf
<li>Quirla
<li>Rauschwitz
<li>Ruttersdorf-Lotschen
<li>Scheiditz
<li>Schlöben
<li>Schöngleina
<li>Serba
<li>Tautenhain
<li>Waldeck
<li>Weißenborn
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften1. Dornburg-Camburg
 Camburg2
 Dornburg1, 2
 Dorndorf-Steudnitz
 Frauenprießnitz
 Golmsdorf
 Großlöbichau
 Hainichen
 Jenalöbnitz
 Lehesten
 Löberschütz
 Neuengönna
 Tautenburg
 Thierschneck
 Wichmar
 Zimmern
2. Heideland-Elstertal
 Crossen an der Elster1
 Hartmannsdorf
 Heideland
 Rauda
 Silbitz
 Walpernhain3. Hermsdorf
 Hermsdorf1, 2
 Mörsdorf
 Reichenbach
 Schleifreisen
 Sankt Gangloff
4. Hügelland/Täler
 Bremsnitz
 Eineborn
 Geisenhain
 Gneus
 Großbockedra
 Karlsdorf
 Kleinbockedra
 Kleinebersdorf
 Lippersdorf-Erdmannsdorf
 Meusebach
 Oberbodnitz
 Ottendorf
 Rattelsdorf
 Rausdorf
 Renthendorf
 Tautendorf
 Tissa
 Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf
 Tröbnitz1
 Unterbodnitz
 Waltersdorf
 Weißbach5. Südliches Saaletal[seat: Kahla]
 Altenberga
 Bibra
 Bucha
 Eichenberg
 Freienorla
 Großeutersdorf
 Großpürschütz
 Gumperda
 Hummelshain
 Kleineutersdorf
 Laasdorf
 Lindig
 Milda
 Orlamünde2
 Reinstädt
 Rothenstein
 Schöps
 Seitenroda
 Sulza
 Zöllnitz1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town

References

 Other websites 
 Official website (German)

Category:Rural Districts of Thuringia