Schmalkalden-Meiningen District

Schmalkalden-Meiningen District
Schmalkalden-Meiningen District
	District
	Coat of arms
	Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
Capital	Meiningen
Area
• Total	1,210 km2 (470 sq mi)

Schmalkalden-Meiningen is a Landkreis in the west of Thuringia, Germany. Its neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) the districts Wartburg, Gotha, Ilm, the district-free city Suhl, the district Hildburghausen, the Bavarian district Rhön-Grabfeld, and the district Fulda in Hesse.

History[]

The district as a unit originated in 1994 with the merging of the previous districts Schmalkalden, Meiningen and (partially) Suhl-Land.

Partnerships[]

The district has a partnership with the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, as well as with the Komitat Pest in Hungary.

Geography[]

The main river in Schmalkalden-Meiningen is the Werra. The district consists mainly of mountainous terrain, the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest. The Rennsteig hiking path crosses the district. The area around Oberhof is a famous winter sports resort.

Coat of arms[]

The coat of arms of Schalkalden-Meiningen shows symbols from the coats of arms of the three precursor districts, which also symbolise the historic states which formerly ruled in the territory of the district. The rooster in the top left derives from the coat of arms of the counts of Henneberg. It stands on three green mounds, a reminder of the hills and mountains of the area. The lion of Hesse appears in the top right canton, as Hesse controlled the area from 1360 to 1866. The banner in the bottom left comes from the coat of arms of the district of Meiningen, and derives from the coat of arms of the city of Würzburg. The prince-bishops of Würzburg owned Meiningen in the past. The coat of arms of Saxony in the bottom right recalls the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, which existed from 1680 until 1918.

Towns and municipalities[]

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free towns	and municipalities
Brotterode-Trusetal Meiningen Oberhof Schmalkalden Steinbach-Hallenberg Zella-Mehlis	Benshausen Breitungen Fambach Floh-Seligenthal Grabfeld Henneberg Rhönblick	Rippershausen Rosa Roßdorf Stepfershausen Sülzfeld Untermaßfeld

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

1. Dolmar-Salzbrücke

Belrieth
Christes
Dillstädt
Einhausen
Ellingshausen
Kühndorf
Leutersdorf
Neubrunn
Obermaßfeld-Grimmenthal
Ritschenhausen
Rohr
Schwarza¹
Utendorf
Vachdorf
Wölfershausen

2. Haselgrund

Altersbach
Bermbach
Oberschönau
Rotterode
Springstille
Unterschönau
Viernau¹

3. Hohe Rhön

Aschenhausen
Birx
Erbenhausen
Frankenheim
Kaltensundheim¹
Kaltenwestheim
Melpers
Oberkatz
Oberweid
Unterweid

4. Wasungen-Amt Sand

Friedelshausen
Hümpfershausen
Mehmels
Metzels
Oepfershausen
Schwallungen
Unterkatz
Wahns
Wallbach
Walldorf
Wasungen^{1, 2}

¹seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;²town

References[]

^ "Bevölkerung nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/TabAnzeige.asp?tabelle=gg000102%7C%7C.

External links[]

Official website (German)

Coordinates: 50°40′N 10°25′E / 50.67, 10.42

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[1] "Bevölkerung nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/TabAnzeige.asp?tabelle=gg000102%7C%7C.