What is Ilm-Kreis?
{{Infobox District DE | name = Ilm-Kreis | map ={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1205}} | image_coa = Wappen Ilm-Kreis.svg | state = Thuringia | capital = [[Arnstadt]] | area = 805.11 | Kreisschlüssel = 16070 | population = 109167 | density = 129 | district_admin = Petra Enders | admin_party = Independent | carsign = IK, ARN, IL | url = [http://www.ilm-kreis.de ilm-kreis.de] }} '''Ilm-Kreis''' is a district in [[Thuringia]], [[Germany]]. == History == In medieval times the territory was ruled by the counts of [[Henneberg]] and the princes of [[Schwarzburg]], two local dynasties. While [[Ilmenau]] was ruled by Henneberg, Arnstadt belonged to Schwarzburg. When the Henneberg family became extinct in 1583, Ilmenau was acquired by [[Saxony]]. The principality of Schwarzburg was split up between family members into several tiny states. One of those states (Schwarzburg-Arnstadt) was based in Arnstadt; it was founded in 1574 and existed until 1716, when it became part of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. It became part of Thuringia when the Freestate of Thuringia was founded in 1920. The district was founded in 1920 (under the name Arnstadt); it was divided in 1952 into the districts of Arnstadt and Ilmenau, but joined together again in 1994. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:Wappen Ilm-Kreis.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms displays: * the [[heraldic]] lion from the principality of Schwarzburg * the hen from the county of Henneberg * the eagle from the city arms of Arnstadt |} == Towns and municipalities == {| |----- !''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft''-free towns!!and municipalities |- |valign=top| # [[Arnstadt]] # [[Ilmenau]] # [[Langewiesen]] # [[Stadtilm]] || # [[Ichtershausen]] # [[Ilmtal]] # [[Wachsenburggemeinde]] # [[Wipfratal]] # [[Wolfsberg, Thuringia|Wolfsberg]] |} {| ! colspan=3|[[Verwaltungsgemeinschaft]]en |- valign=top || '''1. [[Geratal]]''' # [[Angelroda]] # [[Elgersb