What is Weimarer Land?
{{Infobox German district | name=Kreis Weimarer Land| image_coa=Wappen Landkreis Weimarer Land.svg| state=Thuringia| capital=[[Apolda]]| Kreisschlüssel = 16071| area=803| population=90,262| population_as_of=2002| density=112| carsign=AP| url=http://www.weimarer-land.de| map=thuringia_ap.png |coordinates = {{Coord|51.0|11.42|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Weimarer Land''' is a ''Landkreis'' ([[Rural Districts of Germany|rural district]]) in the east of [[Thuringia]], [[Germany]]. The district-free city of [[Weimar]] is completely enclosed by the district. == 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. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top || ||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 == {| |----- !''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft''-free towns!!and municipalities |- |valign=top| # [[Apolda]] # [[Bad Berka]] # [[Bad Sulza]] # [[Blankenhain]] || # [[Auerstedt]] # [[Eberstedt]] # [[Flurstedt]] # [[Gebstedt]] # [[Großheringen]] # [[Ködderitzsch]] # [[Niedertrebra]] # [[Obertrebra]] # [[Rannstedt]] # [[Reisdorf, Thuringia|Reisdorf]] # [[Saaleplatte]] # [[Schmiedehausen]] # [[Wickerstedt]] |} {| ! colspan=3|[[Verwaltungsgemeinschaft]]en |- valign=top || * '''1. [[Berlstedt (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)|Berlstedt]]''' # [[Ballstedt]] # [[Berlstedt]]<sup>1</sup> # [[Ettersburg]] # [[Krautheim, Thuringia|Krautheim]] # [[Neumark, Thuringia|N