Saale-Orla-Kreis

Saale-Orla
Flag of Saale-Orla
Coat of arms of Saale-Orla
Map
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
CapitalSchleiz
Government
 • District admin.Christian Herrgott (CDU)
Area
 • Total
1,151.3 km2 (444.5 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total
79,178
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSOK, LBS, PN, SCZ
Websitewww.saale-orla-kreis.de

Saale-Orla is a Kreis (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Saale-Holzland, Greiz, the Vogtlandkreis in Saxony, the Bavarian districts Hof and Kronach, and the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.