Wartburgkreis - DEG0P

EU regions: Germany > THÜRINGEN > Thuringia > Wartburgkreis

indicator	period	value
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2016	83
number of inhabitants	2018	123 764
population density	2017	95.1
old-age dependency ratio	2018	39.9

* more on wikidata Q7866 * Wartburgkreis slovensky: DEG0P

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

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

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