Hildburghausen (district)

Infobox German district noregbez
name=Hildburghausen
state=Thuringia
capital=Hildburghausen
area=937
population=72,800
population_as_of=2002
density=78
carsign=HBN
url= [http://www.landkreis-hildburghausen.de landkreis-hildburghausen.de]

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.

Towns and municipalities

{|! colspan=3|Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
- valign=top
1. Feldstein
[seat: Themar]
#Ahlstädt
#Beinerstadt
#Bischofrod
#Dingsleben
#Ehrenberg
#Eichenberg
#Grimmelshausen
#Grub
#Henfstädt
#Kloster Veßra
#Lengfeld
#Marisfeld
#Oberstadt
#Reurieth
#Sankt Bernhard
#Schmeheim
2. Gleichberge
#Haina
#Mendhausen
#Milz
#Römhild^{1, 2}
#Westenfeld
3. Heldburger Unterland
#Bad Colberg-Heldburg^{1, 2}
#Gompertshausen
#Hellingen
#Schlechtsart
#Schweickershausen
#Ummerstadt²
#Westhausen
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colspan=3 align=center|¹seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;²town

Coat of arms

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

External links

* [http://www.landkreis-hildburghausen.de/ Official website]