Wartburgkreis

Wartburgkreis
Flag of Wartburgkreis
Coat of arms of Wartburgkreis
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CountryGermany
StateThuringia
CapitalBad Salzungen
Government
 • District admin.Michael Brodführer (CDU)
Area
 • Total1,371.13 km2 (529.40 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total159,539
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWAK, EA, SLZ
Websitewww.wartburgkreis.de

Wartburgkreis is a Kreis (district) in the west 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 has 30 municipalities, including Eisenach.

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