- Saale-Holzland
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Saale-Holzland
state=Thuringia
capital=Eisenberg
area=817
population=92,969
population_as_of=2002
density=114
carsign=SHK
url=http://www.saale-holzland-kreis.deSaale-Holzland (official German name "Saale-Holzland-Kreis") is a "Kreis" (
district ) in the east ofThuringia ,Germany . Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districtBurgenlandkreis inSaxony-Anhalt , the district-free cityGera , the districts Greiz,Saale-Orla ,Saalfeld-Rudolstadt ,Weimarer Land and the district-free cityJena .History
The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts Eisenberg, Jena and Stadtroda. When the district Roda (later Stadtroda) was originally created in 1922 it already covered nearly the area of the current district. In 1952 together with the abolishment of the federal states ("Bundesländer") the district was split into the three parts, which were put together again in 1994.
Geography
The main river in the district is the
Saale , which also gave it its name. The highest elevation with 475 m above sea level is in the south of the district, the lowest with 118 m is in the Saale valley at the boundary to the district Weimarer Land.Coat of arms
External links
* [http://www.saale-holzland-kreis.de Official website] (German)
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