Saale-Holzland

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

District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
Capital	Eisenberg
Area
• Total	817 km2 (315 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	92,969
• Density	113.79/km2 (294.72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SHK
Website	http://www.saale-holzland-kreis.de

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

In 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 towns	and municipalities
Bürgel Eisenberg Kahla Schkölen Stadtroda	Albersdorf Bad Klosterlausnitz Bobeck Bollberg Gösen Graitschen bei Bürgel Hainspitz Mertendorf Möckern Nausnitz Petersberg	Poxdorf Quirla Rauschwitz Ruttersdorf-Lotschen Scheiditz Schlöben Schöngleina Serba Tautenhain Waldeck Weißenborn

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
1. 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 Walpernhain	3. 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 Weißbach	5. Südliches Saaletal [seat: Kahla] Altenberga Bibra Bucha Eichenberg Freienorla Großeutersdorf Großpürschütz Gumperda Hummelshain Kleineutersdorf Laasdorf Lindig Milda Orlamünde2 Reinstädt Rothenstein Schöps Seitenroda Sulza Zöllnitz
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town

Other websites

• Official website (German)