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Hildburghausen (district)

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Country
  
Germany

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Capital
  
Hildburghausen

State
  
Thuringia

Vehicle registration
  
HBN

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Website
  
www.landkreis-hildburghausen.de

Points of interest
  
Vessertal‑Thüringen Forest, Schloss Bertholdsburg, Hennebergisches Museum, Heldburg Fortress, Schloss Glücksburg

Destinations
  
Masserberg, Hildburghausen, Eisfeld, Römhild, Bad Colberg‑Heldburg

Hildburghausen is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, the city of Suhl, the districts of Ilm-Kreis, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Sonneberg, and the state of Bavaria (districts of Coburg, Haßberge and Rhön-Grabfeld). Located roughly halfway between the mountain chains of the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest, the district is densely forested and covered by hilly countryside. Its territory is similar to that of the former Ernestine duchy, Saxe-Hildburghausen.

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Map of Hildburghausen, Germany

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

  • the heraldic lion of Meißen, the precursor state to Saxony
  • the cock representing the counts of Henneberg, who ruled the region until 1583
  • below the symbol of the bishopric of Würzburg is displayed

    • References

    Hildburghausen (district) Wikipedia
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