Wartburgkreis - DEG0P

EU regions: Germany > THÜRINGEN > Thuringia > Wartburgkreis

indicator	period	value
number of inhabitants	2020	118 974
population density	2019	92.6
old-age dependency ratio	2020	42.5

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From wikipedia:

Wartburgkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Gotha, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, and the districts Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg and Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse. The district-free city Eisenach is nearly completely surrounded by the district.

History

The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts Eisenach and Bad Salzungen, and a few municipalities from the district Bad Langensalza. The city Eisenach left the district in 1998 and became a district-free city. The municipality Kaltennordheim passed from the Wartburgkreis to Schmalkalden-Meiningen on 1 January 2019.

The district is named after the Wartburg, a castle near Eisenach most famous as the place of residence of Ludwig, Landgrave of Thuringia and his wife, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; and, as Martin Luther's refuge in 1521.

Geography

The district is located in the Thuringian Forest, including the Hainich national park. The main river in the district is the Werra.

other: Thuringia, Eichsfeld, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Eisenach, Erfurt, Gera, Jena, Weimar, Weimarer Land, Wartburgkreis, Nordhausen, Ilm-Kreis, Greiz, Gotha, Sonneberg, Altenburger Land, Sömmerda, Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Suhl, Kyffhäuserkreis, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Hildburghausen, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

neighbours: Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Eisenach, Gotha, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

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