Eichsfeld (district)

Eichsfeld is a rural district in Thuringia, Germany, and is part of the historical region of Eichsfeld. 

 History 
In medieval times, the district of Eichsfeld was much largaer than the present rural district and was owned by the Archbishops of Mainz.

Eichsfeld was the only part of Thuringia not to accept the Protestant Reformation, mostly because of the efforts of the Archbishop of Mainz.

In 1801, the clerical states were dissolved, and Prussia took over.  

The present district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Worbis and Heiligenstadt.

 Coat of arms 
120px|Coat of arms of the Landkreises EichsfeldThe coat of arms displays the heraldic eagle of Prussia together with the wheel, which was a symbol of the bishops of Mainz. These arms were granted shortly after Prussia gained the Eichsfeld (1801). They were reintroduced in 1994.

 Towns and municipalities 
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free townsHeilbad Heiligenstadt
Leinefelde-Worbis
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften1. Dingelstädt
 Dingelstädt1, 2
 Helmsdorf
 Kallmerode
 Kefferhausen
 Kreuzebra
 Silberhausen
2. Eichsfelder Kessel
 Deuna
 Gerterode
 Hausen
 Kleinbartloff
 Niederorschel1
 Vollenborn
3. Eichsfeld-Südharz
 Bischofferode
 Bockelnhagen
 Großbodungen
 Holungen
 Jützenbach
 Neustadt
 Silkerode
 Steinrode
 Stöckey
 Weißenborn-Lüderode1
 Zwinge
4. Eichsfeld-Wipperaue
 Bernterode
 Breitenworbis1
 Buhla
 Gernrode
 Haynrode
 Kirchworbis5. Ershausen/Geismar
 Bernterode
 Dieterode
 Geismar
 Kella
 Krombach
 Pfaffschwende
 Schimberg1
 Schwobfeld
 Sickerode
 Volkerode
 Wiesenfeld
6. Hanstein-Rusteberg
 Arenshausen
 Bornhagen
 Burgwalde
 Freienhagen
 Fretterode
 Gerbershausen
 Hohengandern1
 Kirchgandern
 Lindewerra
 Marth
 Rohrberg
 Rustenfelde
 Schachtebich
 Wahlhausen
7. Leinetal
 Bodenrode-Westhausen1
 Geisleden
 Glasehausen
 Heuthen
 Hohes Kreuz
 Reinholterode
 Steinbach
 Wingerode8. Lindenberg/Eichsfeld
 Berlingerode
 Brehme
 Ecklingerode
 Ferna
 Hundeshagen
 Tastungen
 Teistungen1
 Wehnde

9. Uder
 Asbach-Sickenberg
 Birkenfelde
 Dietzenrode-Vatterode
 Eichstruth
 Lenterode
 Lutter
 Mackenrode
 Röhrig
 Schönhagen
 Steinheuterode
 Thalwenden
 Uder1
 Wüstheuterode

10. Westerwald-Obereichsfeld
 Büttstedt
 Effelder
 Großbartloff
 Küllstedt1
 Wachstedt1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft; 2town

 Other websites
Official website (German)

Category:Rural Districts of Thuringia