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Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Coordinates: 50°40′N 11°20′E / 50.67°N 11.33°E / 50.67; 11.33
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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
District
Coat of arms of Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°40′N 11°20′E / 50.67°N 11.33°E / 50.67; 11.33
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
CapitalSaalfeld
Area
 • Total1,035 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total101,494
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSLF
Websitehttp://www.sa-ru.de

Saalfeld-Rudolstadt is a Landkreis (district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany.

History

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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. Both districts were merged in the local government changes of 1994.

Coat of arms

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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 shows that the princes were also Imperial Stable Masters.

Towns and municipalities

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Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free towns and municipalities
  1. Bad Blankenburg
  2. Gräfenthal
  3. Königsee
  4. Leutenberg
  5. Remda-Teichel
  6. Rudolstadt
  7. Saalfeld
  1. Altenbeuthen
  2. Arnsgereuth
  3. Drognitz
  4. Hohenwarte
  5. Kamsdorf
  1. Kaulsdorf
  2. Rottenbach
  3. Saalfelder Höhe
  4. Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel
  5. Unterwellenborn
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

1. Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal

  1. Cursdorf
  2. Deesbach
  3. Katzhütte
  4. Lichtenhain/Bergbahn
  5. Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle
  6. Oberweißbach1, 2

2. Lichtetal am Rennsteig

  1. Lichte1
  2. Piesau
  3. Reichmannsdorf
  4. Schmiedefeld

3. Mittleres Schwarzatal

  1. Allendorf
  2. Bechstedt
  3. Döschnitz
  4. Dröbischau
  5. Mellenbach-Glasbach
  6. Meura
  7. Oberhain
  8. Rohrbach
  9. Schwarzburg
  10. Sitzendorf1
  11. Unterweißbach
  12. Wittgendorf

4. Probstzella-Lehesten-Marktgölitz

  1. Lehesten2
  2. Probstzella1
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town

References

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  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.

Other websites

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