What is Saale-Holzland?
{{Infobox German district | name=Saale-Holzland-Kreis| image_coa=Wappen Saale-Holzland-Kreis.svg| state=Thuringia| capital=[[Eisenberg]]| Kreisschlüssel = 16074| area=817| population=92,969| population_as_of=2002| density=114| carsign=SHK| url=http://www.saale-holzland-kreis.de| map=thuringia_shk.png |coordinates = {{Coord|50.92|11.75|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Saale-Holzland-Kreis''' is a ''landkreis'' ([[Rural Districts of Germany|rural district, or county]]) in the east of [[Thuringia]], [[Germany]]. == History == The district was set up in [[1994]] by joining the old districts of Eisenberg, Jena and Stadtroda. When the district of Stadt rod) was first set up in [[1922]] it already covered nearly the area of the current district. In [[1952]] the [[East German]] government abolished the [[States of Germany|federal states]] (''Bundesländer''), and also split the district into the three parts, which were put together again in 1994. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:Wappen Saale-Holzland-Kreis.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||In the left of the coat of arms is the silver bar as the symbol of the Lords of Lobdeburg, who owned of the valley of the Saale in the [[13th century]]. In the bottom is the lion of the Counts of Orlamünde, surrounded by 6 hearts. Their county went into the ownership of the [[Wettin (dynasty)|Wettin]] family in [[1396]]. The coat of arms of [[Saxony]] in the right is the same as the coat of arms of the Wettin, as they later became the rulers of Saxony. The coat of arms were granted on [[August 18]], [[1997]]. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| |----- !''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft''-free towns!!and municipalities |- |valign=top| # [[Bürgel]] # [[Eisenberg, Thuringia|Eisenberg]] # [[Kahla]] # [[Schkölen]] # [[Stadtroda]] |valign=top| # [[Albersdorf, Thuringia|Albersdorf]] # [[Bad Klosterlausnitz]] # [[Bobeck]] # [[Bollberg]] # [[Gösen]] # [[Graitschen bei Bürgel]] # [[Hainspitz]] # [[Mertendorf, Thuringia|Mertendorf]] # [[Möckern, Thuringia|Möckern]] # [[Nausnitz]] # [[Petersberg