Hildburghausen (district)

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.

Hildburghausen
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
Capital	Hildburghausen
Government
• District admin.	Sven Gregor (Free Voters)
Area
• Total	938.42 km2 (362.33 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2024)[1]
• Total	59,987
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	HBN
Website	www.landkreis-hildburghausen.de

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (community of administration): free towns and municipalities
Eisfeld Hildburghausen Römhild Schleusingen	Auengrund Brünn Masserberg Schleusegrund Veilsdorf

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften (community of administration)
1. Feldstein Ahlstädt Beinerstadt Bischofrod Dingsleben Ehrenberg Eichenberg Grimmelshausen Grub Henfstädt Kloster Veßra Lengfeld Marisfeld Oberstadt Reurieth Sankt Bernhard Schmeheim Themar1, 2	2. Heldburger Unterland Heldburg1, 2 Schlechtsart Schweickershausen Straufhain Ummerstadt2 Westhausen
1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town

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