Hildburghausen (district)

Hildburghausen is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, the city of Suhl, the districts of Ilm-Kreis, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Sonneberg, and the state of Bavaria (districts of Coburg, Haßberge and Rhön-Grabfeld). Located roughly halfway between the mountain chains of the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest, the district is densely forested and covered by hilly countryside. Its territory is similar to that of the former Ernestine duchy, Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Hildburghausen
District
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
CapitalHildburghausen
Government
 • District admin.Thomas Müller (CDU)
Area
 • Total938.42 km2 (362.33 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[1]
 • Total63,553
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHBN
Websitewww.landkreis-hildburghausen.de

Towns and municipalities
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (community of administration) - free townsand municipalities
  1. Eisfeld
  2. Hildburghausen
  3. Römhild
  4. Schleusingen
  1. Auengrund
  2. Brünn
  3. Masserberg
  4. Schleusegrund
  5. Veilsdorf
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften (community of administration)

1. Feldstein

  1. Ahlstädt
  2. Beinerstadt
  3. Bischofrod
  4. Dingsleben
  5. Ehrenberg
  6. Eichenberg
  7. Grimmelshausen
  8. Grub
  9. Henfstädt
  10. Kloster Veßra
  11. Lengfeld
  12. Marisfeld
  13. Oberstadt
  14. Reurieth
  15. Sankt Bernhard
  16. Schmeheim
  17. Themar1, 2

2. Heldburger Unterland

  1. Heldburg1, 2
  2. Schlechtsart
  3. Schweickershausen
  4. Straufhain
  5. Ummerstadt2
  6. Westhausen
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town

Coat of arms
Coat of arms of Hildburghausen district

The coat of arms displays:

  • the heraldic lion of Meißen, the precursor state to Saxony
  • the cock representing the counts of Henneberg, who ruled the region until 1583
  • below the symbol of the bishopric of Würzburg is displayed

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften nach Geschlecht in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2018". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2019.

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