Weimarer Land

Weimarer Land is a Landkreis (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) the district Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Saale-Holzland and the district-free city Jena, the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Ilm-Kreis, and the district-free city Erfurt. The district-free city Weimar is completely enclosed by the district.

Weimarer Land
District
Flag of Weimarer Land
Flag
Coat of arms of Weimarer Land
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
CapitalApolda
Government
 • District admin.Christiane Schmidt-Rose (CDU)
Area
 • Total804.47 km2 (310.61 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total82,103
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationAP, APD
Websitewww.weimarerland.de

History

The district dates back to the Großkreis Weimar, which was created in 1922 after the federal state Thuringia was established. The two cities Weimar and Apolda were not part of the district. In 1952 the district was split into two parts - Weimar and Apolda. In 1994 the two parts were merged again, however not completely covering the territory as before 1952.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Ilm. To the south are the hills of the Thuringian Forest, including the highest elevation is the Riechheimer Berg with 511 m above sea level. To the north of the district the landscape becomes less hilly, it belongs to the Thüringer Becken. In this part is also the lowest elevation with 120 m, at the meeting of the rivers Ilm and Saale. Near Bad Salza starts the Saale-Unstrut wine route, as the viticulture in the district has a tradition of more than 800 years.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows symbols of the historic states on the territory of the district. The lion to the right stands for the dukes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the top left displays the Wheel of Mainz, and the three apples are the symbol of Apolda, as they were used in the coat of arms of the governors of Apolda. The coat of arms were granted on November 24, 1994.

Towns and municipalities
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free townsand municipalities
  1. Apolda
  2. Bad Berka
  3. Bad Sulza
  4. Blankenhain
  5. Neumark
  1. Am Ettersberg
  2. Ballstedt
  3. Eberstedt
  4. Ettersburg
  5. Grammetal
  1. Großheringen
  2. Ilmtal-Weinstraße
  3. Niedertrebra
  4. Obertrebra
  5. Schmiedehausen
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
  1. Hohenfelden
  2. Klettbach
  3. Kranichfeld1, 2
  4. Nauendorf
  5. Rittersdorf
  6. Tonndorf
  1. Buchfart
  2. Döbritschen
  3. Frankendorf
  4. Großschwabhausen
  5. Hammerstedt
  6. Hetschburg
  7. Kapellendorf
  8. Kiliansroda
  9. Kleinschwabhausen
  10. Lehnstedt
  11. Magdala2
  12. Mechelroda
  13. Mellingen1
  14. Oettern
  15. Umpferstedt
  16. Vollersroda
  17. Wiegendorf
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft; 2town

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2021" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.

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