What is Unstrut-Hainich?
{{Infobox German district | name=Landkreis Unstrut-Hainich| image_coa=Wappen Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis.svg| state=Thuringia| capital=[[Mühlhausen]]| Kreisschlüssel = 16064| area=975| population=117,324| population_as_of=2002| density=120| carsign=UH| url=[http://www.landkreis-unstrut-hainich.de landkreis-unstrut-hainich.de]| map=thuringia_uh.png |coordinates = {{Coord|51.17|10.5|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Unstrut-Hainich''' is a ''Landkreis'' ([[Rural Districts of Germany|district]]) in the north of [[Thuringia]], [[Germany]]. == History == The district was set up on [[July 1]], [[1994]] by joining the two previous districts of Mühlhausen and Bad Langensalza. ==Partnerships== The district has a [[twin town|partnership]] with the [[Wetteraukreis]] in [[Hesse]] dating back to the [[German reunification]] of 1990. The district also has a partnership with the [[Lithuania]]n districts of [[Ukmerge]] and [[Raseiniai]]. == Geography == The district is named after the river [[Unstrut]] and a hill chain, the [[Hainich]]. The Hainich became the 13th [[national park]] of Germany in [[1997]]. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:Wappen Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms combines the symbols of the historical territories which make up the area of the district. In the topleft is the eagle of the city Mühlhausen, in the topright the lion as the symbol of the dukes of Thuringia. In the bottom left is the wheel of [[Mainz]], and the deer antler in the bottom right is the symbol of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| |----- !''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft''-free towns!!and municipalities |- |valign=top| # [[Bad Langensalza]] # [[Mühlhausen]] || # [[Anrode]] # [[Dünwald]] # [[Großvargula]] # [[Herbsleben]] # [[Heyerode]] # [[Katharinenberg]] # [[Menteroda]] # [[Unstruttal]] # [[Weinbergen]] |} {| ! colspan=3|[[Verwaltungsgemeinschaft]]en |- valign=top || * '''1. [[Bad Tennstedt (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)|Bad Tennstedt]]''' # [[Bad Tennstedt]]<sup