Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District

Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District
	District
	Coat of arms
	Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
Capital	Saalfeld
Area
• Total	1,035 km2 (400 sq mi)

Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District is a Kreis (district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Weimarer Land, Saale-Holzland , Saale-Orla, the district Kronach in Bavaria, and the districts Sonneberg, Hildburghausen and Ilm .

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, the second historical root of the district as of today. Both districts were merged in the communal reform of 1994.

Geography[]

The main rivers in the district is the Saale. The highest elevation is 827 m above sea level near Piesau, the lowest with 169 m is in the Saale river valley near Niederkrossen.

Coat of arms[]

As 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 symbolizes the title of Imperial Stable Master held by the princes.

Towns, municipalities and municipal associations[]

Towns (of its own) and municipalities
Bad Blankenburg Gräfenthal Königsee-Rottenbach Leutenberg Remda-Teichel Rudolstadt Saalfeld	Altenbeuthen Drognitz Hohenwarte Kamsdorf	Kaulsdorf Saalfelder Höhe Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel Unterwellenborn